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Relearning the sacred

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

creation, environmental theology, grace, sacrament, sacred

Place.

Incarnation is a hope which is not escapist. I wonder how much of our hope winds up in forms of … More

community, creation, hope, incarnation, place, resilience

holding to light

Maybe it’s the nights getting colder, and the feeling of setting out home in the dark – but I’ve been … More

advent, creation, dark, light

Re-crucifying Christ

Cone writes about the crucifixion as a first-century lynching, and about how black people facing the state-endorsed terrorism of lynching identified with Jesus; they, “found in the cross the spiritual power to resist the violence they so often suffered” (p22).

black theology, creation, crucifixion, death, environmental theology, grief, James Cone, justice, lynching, non-violent direct action, resistance, The Cross and the Lynching Tree

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

A Countdown to Hope (it’s advent)

The greatest has come – to serve and love and share life with the least. The author has written Himself into the story.

2017, advent, creation, death, expectancy, glory, hope, jesus, messiah, shepherds, winter

Thinking about a tree

Thinking about the tree that Jesus was crucified on.

2017, autumn, blue-bottle, creation, crucifixion, jesus, thoughts, trinity, wonder

A Welcomer of New-Born Days

I had quince jelly on toast today 

2017, creation, glory, grateful, gratitude, nature, personal, silence, summer, thankful, thankfulness, thoughts, wonder

Fingerprints

How incredible is it that we are all united in having the most beautiful patterns marking our skin – and yet these patterns are all unique?!

2017, Cambridge, creation, fingerprints, fitzwilliam museum, studying, thank you, thankfulness

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