The Spirituality of Stones – a Reflection for Palm Sunday
There was a vast crowd thronging Jerusalem that morning when Jesus came riding in on that humble donkey. Pilgrims from…
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Water: Symbol, Element, Utility V
One final thought, this time, from the words and actions of Jesus. He who spat in the dust, and anointed…
Water: Symbol, Element, Utility IV
Our introduction to water in the Bible is tumultuous. It is a surging, enveloping, grasping entity, tireless in its efforts…
Water: Symbol, Element, Utility III
My earliest connections with faith involve water. I’m told that my baptism as an unknowing baby was marked by controversy.…
Water: Symbol, Element, Utility II
When God saw how corrupt human beings had become, he chose to put an end to it all, everything, all…
Water: Symbol, Element, Utility I
Back in April, Cheryl Meban, Presbyterian chaplain at University of Ulster (and brains behind Cheryl Wonders), hosted an exhibition at…
The Spirituality of Illness – contemplating one's death
I guess we don’t spend too much time contemplating how we might meet our end. Life itself is often too…
The Spirituality of Illness – Technology & Ethics
I mentioned in my last post on the Spirituality of Illness that I am the proud recipient of a tissue…
Heschel and Spiritual Amazement
Bubbling not far beneath the surface of the formidable academic that was Abraham Heschel was the soul of a poet.…
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…