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Thoughts on 2021

One of my highlights of 2021 came from something I registered for spontaneously following a twitter recommendation. In the middle…

2021, glory, reflection, wonder

The Relay to COP26

What’s 1,200 miles long, takes 20 weeks, and involves a couple of thousand people? …The outworkings of a mad idea…

climate, COP26, journey, leadership, pilgrimage, Relay to COP26

A week at cop

A typhoon hits, flood waters rise, crops are destroyed, the roads are blocked by trees, your house is flattened and…

climate finance, climate justice, COP26

cop26, GLAS-NO

All the right words have already been said. For two years we have known that COP26, the UN climate change…

climate breakdown, climate change, climate justice, COP26, Glasgow

My bargains with climate grief

There’s a distinct nausea which is becoming a more frequent occurrence when I see a headline on climate change. I…

climate change, climate grief, eco-anxiety, future, hope, prophetic

Offsets are not a solution

For some time now, I’ve been uneasy about offsetting, but unable to fully articulate why. I suspect this is an…

climate justice, offsets

Another year – glebe rd

Cultivate love, pursue integrity, practice gratitude, live courageously, commemorate properly. 5 years of reflections at the end of a year,…

ducks, grief, reflections, seasons, time

On belonging

“I go to some meetings and think ‘Thank goodness, there are many rooms in my Father’s house, because I don’t…

belonging, church, community, denominations, difference, otherness, reconciliation, unity

Relearning the sacred

“The church’s contribution has to consist… in its showing forth of a different myth – the truth of creation’s relation…

creation, environmental theology, grace, sacrament, sacred

A bit of Holy Folly

A lot of my work this year is geared towards COP26, the UN climate negotiations being held in Glasgow in…

COP26, deep time, Dorothy Day, holy folly, impact

100 Lessons for life

A bewildering third lockdown of continued working from home and separation from friends seemed reason enough to compile a list…

advice, life, reflections

Thoughts on 2020

This is my fifth (!) end of year post. As is now customary, this year has once again included a…

courage, gifts, redemption, reflections, thanksgiving

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