tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364104332471384633.comments2023-05-28T10:17:53.403+01:00Reflections and PhotographsMartin Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16797379741269309029noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364104332471384633.post-32834750681663952072016-01-24T09:34:05.652+00:002016-01-24T09:34:05.652+00:00Really interesting Sunday read - enjoying the hist...Really interesting Sunday read - enjoying the historical images:-) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12724842536184305689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364104332471384633.post-56105179585707986342012-02-09T15:31:57.988+00:002012-02-09T15:31:57.988+00:00Awesome pics uncle unbeatableAwesome pics uncle unbeatablejerinedwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16629991731397561559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364104332471384633.post-84037739714990257452012-01-19T08:30:54.973+00:002012-01-19T08:30:54.973+00:00Thank you PhilipThank you PhilipMartin Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16797379741269309029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364104332471384633.post-89905339771588464022012-01-18T08:08:15.771+00:002012-01-18T08:08:15.771+00:00All the best for your sabbatical Martin:
May you e...All the best for your sabbatical Martin:<br />May you enter trustingly into this sabbath space <br />May you enter quietly into this sabbath space <br />May you enter joyfully into this sabbath play <br />Let your body unfold in this sabbath <br />Let your mind unwind in this sabbath <br />Let your spirit expand into this sabbath <br />May it reveal its secrets to you gently <br />May it embody its truth in you authentically <br />May it release new life in you abundantly <br />So go with gladness into this sabbath <br />Go with gratitude into this sabbath <br />And may the God who rests on the sabbath <br />look at his labours in you <br />and proclaim, 'It is very good.' <br /><br />(Nicola Slee in R. Burgess, A Book of Blessings, Wild Goose Publications, 2001)Philip Ritchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05912352719196616923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364104332471384633.post-83837168796879149852012-01-14T17:13:38.905+00:002012-01-14T17:13:38.905+00:00Thanks David. For myself I would favour either pra...Thanks David. For myself I would favour either prayers at the start (with people able to join after) or (if this proves difficult for any reason) silence at the start. It was the objection (though of course this was a report) to silence that especially surprised me.<br />However, I'd want to come back to the thrust of what I wrote - to me not to have prayers (or at least silence) is to make it a lesser meeting. Christian prayer is something very close to listening to others (for I so often find the mind of God articulated through others), so for me to support 'no prayer' is like asking me to support 'no real listening'.<br />But I agree, I am sure we should seek reasonable compromise. MartinMartin Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16797379741269309029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364104332471384633.post-72179885448425797132011-12-16T13:09:08.507+00:002011-12-16T13:09:08.507+00:00Thanks for this. Coming from Trinidad and Tobago, ...Thanks for this. Coming from Trinidad and Tobago, where the national anthem ends: "Here every creed and race find an equal place, and may God bless our nation", I confess that I am bemused by the secularist aggression of a vociferous few, who are much more offensively evangelistic than any Christians I know. You articulated my anger well...Adrian Chatfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218184238894525790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364104332471384633.post-24276769702940703072011-12-14T17:23:15.362+00:002011-12-14T17:23:15.362+00:00I'm an atheist, and also a local councillor wh...I'm an atheist, and also a local councillor where once a year prayers are said in the middle of a council meeting (with no opportunity for anyone to excuse themselves, politely or otherwise).<br /><br />What this is about is that, if we all respect each other's religious views, no-one should force their religious practices on others. There are no religious tests for local government office and the practice of a council saying prayers together amounts to religious believers forcing the non-believers either to feign acquiescence, or to identify themselves and single themselves out by refusing to participate. Personally I believe it is also insulting to the occasion for some to regard it as a significant event (a conversation with God) while non-believers participate in something that is meaningless.<br /><br />There is surely a reasonable compromise to be had whereby prayers can take place at a time clearly separate from the formal business of the meeting when all present have agreed to be at a religious ceremony and anyone not wishing to participate does not have to.David Boothroydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01161970886471901426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364104332471384633.post-3941541679560277932011-07-02T08:39:46.488+01:002011-07-02T08:39:46.488+01:00Thanks Phil. The Maggi Dawn day Conference at Chel...Thanks Phil. The Maggi Dawn day Conference at Chelmsford which we were both at got me blogging more. I have also enjoyed the George Herbert book you recommended: 'If You Meet George Herbert of the Road, Kil Him' Nice exploration of Rowan Williams' Witness, Watcjhman, Weaver especiallyMartin Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16797379741269309029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364104332471384633.post-26207776118013704662011-06-24T18:09:02.794+01:002011-06-24T18:09:02.794+01:00Hi Martin, only just spotted your blog. I've a...Hi Martin, only just spotted your blog. I've added it to my blog roll over at the Treehouse. Thanks for the links.Philip Ritchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05912352719196616923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364104332471384633.post-87016956460754259542010-10-14T13:56:59.233+01:002010-10-14T13:56:59.233+01:00Glad to see this post, Martin. God bless all your ...Glad to see this post, Martin. God bless all your efforts and prayer.<br />We are planning a ministry in recession resource/ideas day for Bradwell Area Saturday 13 November in Chelmsford. You might want to get Harlow folk along to it, also.<br /><br />Go well,<br /><br />PaulFr Paul Trathen, Vicarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15267472254278133625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364104332471384633.post-42462682710855960082008-11-14T16:56:00.000+00:002008-11-14T16:56:00.000+00:00If you've never read"The Last Battle" then you've ...If you've never read"The Last Battle" then you've missed something great. The passage to which Martin refers so full of excitement, really good, wholesome, even holy excitement, as people travel at break-neck speed "Farther up and farther in" to the very heart of Aslan's Narnia. It's a long time since I read it, but I can still sense the excitement!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com