The Oaks of England

It is our last day in England and Tom and I have just returned from a wonderful walk along the Thames at Richmond.  Part of our walk went past Deer Park where the kings of England once hunted for deer – dating back centuries.  I was particularly struck by the beautiful old oaks some of [...]

Are We Having Fun Yet?

Thanks Chris and Naomi Lawrence for making me aware of this: Volkswagen has started this new program called “the fun theory” where they explore new ways to get people to do things which are good for them or good for the environment. For example, it is noted that more people opt to take escalators than [...]

Open My Eyes I Want to See Jesus

This morning one of the songs we sang in our worship time was Open My eyes Lord I Want to See Jesus, a song that I usually enjoy singing.  However as I sat amongst urban workers who work amongst the street people, the drug addicts and alcoholics, the at risk youth of London and other [...]

Why I Write Prayers

I did not grow up in a faith tradition that commonly recites written prayers.  In fact I used to think that reading rote prayers was not good for my faith at all.  All that has changed over the last few years as I have both started to write and use prayers written by others specifically [...]

Organic Dairy Goes Rap with its Ads

Tom & I are currently in England so it seemed appropriate to highlight this very creative Organic Dairy ad from a British dairy Yeo Organics.

A Prayer of Silence

Come into a place of solitude Come into a garden of prayer Come feast on a slience of plenty For God await us there Come to where your heart is calling Come into God’s place of quiet Leave your worries and distractions Come walk in the garden of life Last night we facilitated a meeting [...]

Looking to the Future Goal

“Pilgrimage must always look to the future goal otherwise the clamour of the contemporary will all but drown out the eternal.  This will work in two ways.  The everyday will become filled with literally eternal significance because everything we say, do and are will be part of our pilgrimage and our spirituality.  Indeed the more [...]

Austerity Measures – What Would Jesus Do?

Tom and I are now in Britain where the entire population is staggering under the drastic budget cuts that have just been announced.   These are the most severe cuts since the 1920s.  Some programmes have been cut by 10% others by 30% and still others have been annihilated completely.  A few people are breathing a [...]

What Does it Mean to Walk as Pilgrims?

Therefore since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up.  And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.  We do this by keeping our [...]

A Sense of Pilgrimage

Tom and I are heading off to England this morning to work with Livability.  I am particularly looking forward to a few days relaxation in London between events.  Going to Britain always has a sense of pilgrimage for me.  On our honeymoon almost 20 years ago we visited Iona, for me my first trip to [...]