The 8th Sunday after Pentecost
Ascension
I went comet hunting and was surprised to find and see Comet NEOWISE which was discovered four months ago. With cloud cover and light pollution, I wasn’t all that confident of spotting this new comet but we drove away from the villages onto farm roads, stopped the car, worked out where to look, and waited […]
The 7th Sunday after Pentecost
Ascension
I very much enjoyed visiting the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul over 10 years ago. It was fascinating to wander, look up, explore, peer, reflect, and take photos. I really liked one of my photos of the mosaic Christ Pantocrator both for the beauty of the mosaic and its visual message and for the sunlight at […]
The 5th Sunday after Pentecost
Ascension
I am hearing quite a bit about how the world may change because of COVID-19. How cities might be redesigned or repurposed so that work places and living spaces and amenities are much closer together. I hadn’t appreciated that the history behind the design of cities over the centuries had often been in response to […]
The 3rd Sunday after Pentecost
Ascension
Each time you read the Bible, new things can be seen or thought about. New questions can arise from something previously known but now noticed. It is part of the dynamic work of the Holy Spirit. Often described as ‘I hadn’t noticed before’, I recently had a chat about the priests who became obedient to […]
The Festival of Pentecost
Ascension
What is the message of that first Pentecost? What should we take away? From the many things to choose perhaps it is the conclusion of Peter’s sermon when asked by the crowds what they should do to be saved, he said, “Repent”. I’m reading ‘The Illumined Heart’ by Frederica Mathewes-Green and she has a chapter […]
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