Nick Baines, Bishop of Leeds in the CoE reminds us that the church most often goes about its business quietly, but wonders whether we shouldn’t be quite so quiet about it after all
Day: April 19, 2015
Easter people dressing a corpse
In April at the Magazine, we’ll be looking at insights and reflections on the human (individual and collective) relationship with the created order. That could be nature, the environment, our use of resources, animals, each other, like the creed says – all things seen and unseen. In this piece by Charles LaFond, we are asked if we can see God doing new things in our lives.
Thoughts on re-branding in the Church of England
A group in the Church of England looks at efforts there to re-brand the CoE. Might there be helpful insights as we begin our own process of re-imagination and change?
Scott Gunn looks to blog his way through the ‘Blue Book’ prior to General Convention
Scott Gunn will be blogging his way through the General Convention ‘Blue Book, offering his sense of things and his thoughts on which way he might vote and why.
Communion with creation: Holy Hikes
In April at the Magazine, we’ll be looking at insights and reflections on the human (individual and collective) relationship with the created order. That could be nature, the environment, our use of resources, animals, each other, like the creed says – all things seen and unseen. In this piece, Justin Cannon speaks to what inspired him to found Holy Hikes as a way to rebuild communion with creation.
Reading the Book of Nature: A photo essay on Creation
Jim Friedrich reflects on the wideness of creation in this photo essay.
Speaking to the Soul: Running to keep up
Standing and staring like the cows is surely one of the most important things we can do. It creates an open space in which God can unfold in just the way she has always dreamed. This is the Christian’s real happiness, to provide a space for the unfolding, a platform for love, the body that allows eternity to move in the world.