spirituality – Page 2

I’ve never been more proud to be part of Greenbelt

This weekend at the festival of arts, faith and justice I saw an attempt to act on the audacious gospel notion that all are loved and valued equally in the sight of God, regardless of colour, religion, gender, age, sexuality and physicality. The most dramatic example was the communion. It was truly breathtaking in its ambition andContinueContinue reading “I’ve never been more proud to be part of Greenbelt”

Dancing the sun up at Holywell with Hunters Moon Morris

Years ago my friend Tom Pilston (one of the great news photographers) and I came down to Holywell to see Hunters Moon Morris dance up the sun on May Day. We made a cover story for the Independent on Sunday Review and that experience was also part of what got me thinking about the wayContinueContinue reading “Dancing the sun up at Holywell with Hunters Moon Morris”

The Elephant in the Dark

Well, that was fun. Appeared on The Big Questions this morning, attempting to say a couple of things. One is that if God does exist then it stands to reason that She/He must be a reality (whether acknowledged or not) for people of every creed from Atheists to Zoroastrians. Hence what is known as TheContinueContinue reading “The Elephant in the Dark”

Love is patient, love is kind. Love has no labels

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, alwaysContinueContinue reading “Love is patient, love is kind. Love has no labels”

Five ways for the Church of England to stop making a complete and utter fool of itself over money

Here we go again. The pattern keeps repeating itself. The Church speaks out over money and injustice. The Church finds out it is doing the very thing it is attacking other people for. The Church gets embarrassed, somebody has to apologise and its message – which was a good one – gets torpedoed. This time itContinueContinue reading “Five ways for the Church of England to stop making a complete and utter fool of itself over money”