Spirituality

Trust is Risky

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Trust is Risky by James Mercer Eddie was absolutely down on his luck, sleeping rough on the unaccommodating suburban streets of Harrow. A bizarre place for Eddie to be – a shepherd by trade, from Northern Ireland. Out of place; alone; without hope – rendered jobless and penniless, first by foot and mouth disease and … Continue Reading

What would Jesus Occupy?

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What would Jesus Occupy? by Canon Dr Angus Ritchie Until this month, the phrase “What Would Jesus Do?” was largely associated with campaigns against pre-marital sex. We have the Occupy LSX Camp to thank for putting this same question at the heart of our national economic debate. From a Christian point of view this is … Continue Reading

A Churchgoers Guide to the Anglican Covenant

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A Churchgoer's Guide to the Anglican Communion Covenant by Fulcrum The whole Anglican Communion is considering whether to adopt the Anglican Communion Covenant. All Church of England dioceses and many deaneries are discussing it in coming months before it returns to General Synod in 2012. Fulcrum has consistently supported the covenant but is aware that … Continue Reading

Living in Remembrance

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Living in Remembrance by David Runcorn Thoughts on Remembrance Day originally offered at St John’s College Nottingham I will stand at the War Memorial once again. I will repeat the words – ‘We will remember them’. I will wear the poppy – ‘lest we forget.’ But I will be wondering again what the task of … Continue Reading

Taken over by The Fear: The Spiritual Roots of the Riots

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Taken over by The Fear: The Spiritual Roots of the Riots by Jon Kuhrt Originally published on http://jonkuhrt.wordpress.com/ Many of the people I have spoken to in recent days, whether religious or not, acknowledge that there is something spiritual about the destructive chaos that we have seen unleashed. The meaninglessness of the riots speak of … Continue Reading

Doctrine Matters: Chapter 5 Doctrine and Worship

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by Colin Buchanan (click to read foreword, chapter one, chapter two, chapter three, chapter four) Introduction: The origin of today’s Trinitarianism It has become my habit to enquire of clergy, ordinands, lay leaders and adult confirmation candidates why they are trinitarians. They usually find the question disconcerting, but patient persistence starts to yield a clear … Continue Reading

I have a dream

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Charles Wesley’s hymn ‘Forth in thy name O Lord I go, my daily labour to pursue…” is a classic statement of how early Methodists understood the role of the Christian in the workplace. One stanza goes: Thee may I set at my right hand, Whose eyes mine inmost substance see, And labour on at Thy … Continue Reading

‘Have you understood all this?’

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‘Have you understood all this?’ Reflections on Matthew 12: 31 – 52 ‘have you understood all this?’ It seems to me that it is quite a bold reply that the disciples give to this question that Jesus asks, right at the end of the text in Matthew, which some of us will have had read … Continue Reading