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wisdom + worship

Recognition of worthiness unites wisdom and worship. This past week I’ve been thinking about this connection, and about holding together … More

poetry, Wisdom, worship

The month of June

nothing is wasted in nature or in love.

birthday, Christian Aid, laura gilpin, life, poem, poetry

Feeling Unsettled

Brief thoughts on the philosophy I’m reading.

global justice, global poor, justice, philosophy, poem, poetry, political philosophy

Today is Christmas Eve

A long while ago now, I read an article about someone whose brother had died,
“There’s a phrase,” she says, “‘the situation is hopeless, but not serious’. That’s how I see life, and all these things that are just dreadful. If you don’t laugh at them, you would curl up in a heap and wail.”

2017, christmas, christmas eve, haphazard, haphazard by starlight, hope, jesus, light, light of the world, poetry, reflection, reflections, serious, thought, winter

Poem: Blackbird in Fulham

from the anthology ‘haphazard by starlight’

2017, advent, awaiting, dawning, expectancy, hope, John the Baptist, light, poem, poetry, winter

At Easter

Palm branches, a crown of thorns, a wooden cross, and an empty tomb

2017, cross, crucifixion, easter, good friday, good news, jesus, matthew, maundy thursday, palm sunday, poetry, resurrection, scripture, spring

Mind Tug

Thoughts+musings on a Sunday afternoon.

2017, memories, mind tug, nostalgia, original poetry, permanence, personal, poem, poetry, prose, reflection, reflections, thoughts, winter

Writing 5 minutes before a lecture

Stream-of-consciousness from 2.55pm today.

1 Corinthians, 2016, autumn, busy, permanence, personal, poem, poetry, prose, reflections, rest, thoughts, today

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