Emmanuel How shall we find him? We must pick out a distant point of light and walk away from ourselves to an “X” that marks the spot, trusting that our vision and the compass will not betray us. But would it be wiser to spend a little time before we start in marking out for … Continue Reading
Hints of a Hinterland to the Advent Letter Fulcrum Newsletter, December 2007 by Graham Kings vicar of St Mary Islington and theological secretary of Fulcrum prepublished, with permission, from The Church of England Newspaper, 28 December 2007 Dear Fulcrum friends, Are oxymorons morons from Oxford? Well, perhaps so, perhaps not. It may depend who is … Continue Reading
Fulcrum Response to the 2007 Advent Letter of the Archbishop of Canterbury We welcome this careful, decisive articulation of the mind of the Anglican Communion and the Archbishop’s key new initiative of forming a small coordinating body of Primates and others. In particular we appreciate the: Three-fold common acknowledgement on Scripture, Ministry and Mission: we ‘stand under … Continue Reading
Until recently, a large proportion of Christians in the West were unaware that Christian Palestinians even existed. While there may now be an increased awareness of the body of Christ in Palestine, when not being ignored (unintentionally or otherwise) by the majority, our Palestinian brothers and sisters are often either co-opted for anti-Islam propaganda or … Continue Reading
The Wild Gospel: Bringing Truth to Life by Alison Morgan Introduction reproduced with permission The most real in this world is the most invisible; but because the most invisible the most easily forgotten. Reading about these invisible realities of our Faith corrects the tendency for our hold on the invisible to lessen. It feeds our … Continue Reading
Well it’s here at last. The film of the first book of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy. So it is worth seeing? Will it destroy the faith of the nation? Is this another successful blow from the atheists in our midst? Possibly. No. Not really. On the whole the film is enjoyable and a … Continue Reading
2nd December 2007 Dear Andrew Very many thanks for yours dated 6th November, and for your good wishes on my installation as Canon (a wonderful event!) When I was training for ordination we were taught something about group dynamics, and one model of interaction offered to us was the “Forming, Norming, Storming and Performing” approach … Continue Reading
Don’t Throw Stones: Deuteronomy and the Prodigal Son by Graham Kings, vicar of St Mary Islington and theological secretary of Fulcrum Introduction During a week’s retreat in 1995, I read through the whole of the book of Deuteronomy. It was clearly a key book of the Hebrew Scriptures for Jesus. Not only did it include … Continue Reading
Andrew GoddardAndrew Goddard served on the Leadership Team of Fulcrum from its launch in 2003 until 2020. He currently teaches Christian ethics at Westminster Theological Centre and Ridley Hall, Cambridge and is Assistant Minister at St James the Less, Pimlico where his wife, Lis, is Vicar. He has previously taught at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford and … Continue Reading
