Ink in the Blood – Hilary Mantel
Now this is a wee gem. If you have ever experienced the kind of illness that required a hospital stay,…
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Stringfellow, Prayer and Profanity
Ben Myers posted the William Stringfellow quotation below over on his excellent Faith and Theology blog as part of a…
The Spirituality of Illness—An Interview with Marva Dawn
During a morning workshop hosted by the Centre for Contemporary Christianity at East Belfast Mission, I took the opportunity to…
The Spirituality of Illness – This Is My Body Broken
It was Communion Sunday in church and we said together the words of consecration, this is my body broken his…
The Spirituality of Illness – Mountains & Heart Surgery
I listened to a Speaking of Faith podcast recently with cardiovascular surgeon, Dr Mehmet Oz. It’s funny how priorities change.…
The Spirituality of Illness – Sabbath
I said in the opening post of this occasional series that I did not wish to be defined by my…
The Spirituality of Illness – Gestures of Hope
I don’t feel like someone who is about to undergo open heart surgery. It’s not that I have no symptoms,…
The Spirituality of Illness: between Ascension and Pentecost
What I never really comprehended before is that waiting is the constant companion of illness. Waiting for appointments; waiting for…
The Spirituality of Illness
In a matter of weeks, or maybe a few months, my heart will stop beating for the first time. After…