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These posts are by guest authors for Fulcrum
Poetry
Gethsemane and the Trinity
Conflict is stranger than fiction; Love is stronger than faction; God is no stranger to conflict. God is stranger than we know, stronger than we feel, weaker than we think, wider than we imagine. The cup of Gethsemane is the cup of the Trinity. Graham KingsThe Rt Revd Dr Graham Kings is Honorary Assistant Bishop … Continue Reading
In the Beginning was the Word
In the Beginning was the Word In the beginning was the Word. God spoke his Word through Abraham and Moses, Deborah and Hannah, Samuel and David, Isaiah, Zechariah. It is written. It is written. And the Word became flesh. God spoke his Word through Mary and Elizabeth, Simeon and Anna, Peter and Paul, Matthew and … Continue Reading
smaller god
smaller god by Jody Stowell (crowning: mary giving birth to jesus – sara star) gentle Jesus, meek and mild who is this one, who is this child? I do not know him, he did not come in muck and mess in rend of womb little lord Jesus, no crying he makes but the one I … Continue Reading
John 1:14
John 1:14 by Pete Broadbent In the contradiction of the gods of Mammon and the lords of Misrule In the pavement legalities of occupation and assertion, injunction and counterclaim At the interface of tourist and worshipper, occupier and passer-by He pitched his tent among us. In another place and time, where the Eagle standard spreads … Continue Reading
Emmaus Thoughts: back to the beginning or back to the future
In the beginning, a meal Humanity’s eyes opened to see – what? Nakedness Innocence lost In the beginning – a poetic exploration of the consequence of humanity seeking to be like God, but instead sharing in deceit – a deceit that will lead to suspicion and, in time, rivalry and death – murder. Personal gratification, … Continue Reading
Jesus Calls Us To His Table
Jesus Calls Us To His Table by Andrew Goddard Jesus calls us to his table as he did before he died; called his friends so frail and faithless, one betrayed and one denied. Son of God yet friend of sinners, breaking bread and sharing wine: tokens of your costly passion, signs and seals of love … Continue Reading
Star Witness
Star Witness by Mark Greene (re-published with permission) The heavens declare, and though many an eye Has paused to stare at star-studded sky, And seen creator in creation as bright as day, And though he himself did plainly decree That the stones would cry out his glory, Still, they never take us quite seriously. We … Continue Reading
The Nativity: Protection and Promise
The Nativity Protection and Promise Mary was led out of Nazareth, for her protection from prying eyes, as her waist grew, to stay with Elizabeth for promise fulfilment and peaceful pondering. Mary was led out of Nazareth, for her protection from flying stones, as the day drew near, to travel with Joseph for Bethlehem’s promise … Continue Reading
A Prior Meeting by Graham Kings
A Prior Meeting by Graham Kings “Solvitur ambulando” around the ‘cloister’ meadow of Grey Friars, Canterbury. Five days in Bec, Normandy, now, beckoned and called, four days, silent, in Canterbury. Cassock forgotten, now vested from the vestry, a gift, it turns out, from Bec. “Something-than-which- nothing-greater-can-be-conceived” is God. Quite a thought from Anselm, a Prior … Continue Reading