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Wonder – Julian

Wonder points us to God not just in the Christmas story, but in the Bible, the world and the universe we live in. It also lets us all be little kids again – enjoying a moment.

2018, advent, sacred values, wonder

Integrity – Katherine

Integrity is the value which I most cherish in the people that I love, and the one I most long to cultivate in my own life.

2018, advent, integrity, Joseph, sacred values, undivided, wholeness

Optimism – Shobi

Optimism reflects a hopefulness and confidence for the future- the idea that good will always prevail over evil.

2018, action, advent, courage, hope, optimism, reflection, sacred values

Generosity – Rachel

Fundamentally, there is something delightfully unnecessary and inexpressibly and outlandishly beautiful about the generous; it speaks to me of something greater.

2018, advent, generosity, sacred, sacred values

Forgiveness – Naomi

The king, Tirian, says this to his dearest friend, Jewel the Unicorn: “If ever I offended against you in any matter great or small, forgive me now.” Jewel’s response: ‘“Dear King,” said the Unicorn, “I could almost wish you had, so that I might forgive it.”

2018, advent, failure, forgiveness, Naomi, reflection, sacred, sacred values

Purposefulness – Amy

I hope everyone who reads this will use the coming New Year as an opportunity to reflect on what gives them purpose, and to identify what they wish for their 2019 that will bring a greater sense of purposefulness to their life.

2018, advent, purposefulness, reflection, sacred values, usefulness

Thankfulness – Chris

My sacred value is thankfulness: it is what I am holding to at the end of a difficult year.

2018, advent, sacred, thankfulness

An Advent Series: sacred values

I’ve asked some friends if they would be kind enough to spend some time reflecting on what they think their most sacred value might be and why.

2018, advent, preparation, reflection, reflections, sacred, sacred values

A problem: We are building the world together

The puzzle of 7.7 billion brake pedals and 7.7 billion accelerator pedals – anyone got any answers?

2018, boycotts, change, climate breakdown, climate change, collective decision-making, ethics, morality, politics, power

On Disagreeing Well 2.0

This past week I have been listening extensively to ‘The Sacred’ Podcast on the recommendation of my colleague Naomi. The premise … More

2018, conflict, disagreement, offence, outrage, politics, public discussion, sacred, toleration, truth, values

Fighting Climate Change is Part of the Gospel

Continued from the previous post, the focus here is the theological implications of creation’s place in the Biblical Narrative. What does the gospel have to say about the recent IPCC report?

2018, climate change, environment, future, gospel, jesus, justice, kingdom, poverty, redemption, social justice, tension

Creation and the Biblical Narrative

In this post, I start from the very beginning. If you are familiar with the concepts of Creation-Fall-Redemption, then this … More

2018, biblical narrative, biblical overview, brokenness, climate change, creation, environment, environmental theology, Genesis, global justice, global warming, justice, redemption, trinity

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