Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:1-13 a sermon at the service of celebration and farewell in Durham Cathedral, Tuesday 13 July 2010 by the Bishop of Durham, Dr N T Wright copublished, with permission, with the Diocese of Durham site In 1986, our last summer in Canada, Maggie and I went to Vancouver to do some lectures. … Continue Reading
copublished, with permission, with The Times online, Faith Central, 21 May 2010 How do you depict the Holy Spirit? Doves, flames of fire, and trees bending in the wind may come to mind. For me, Jonathan Clark’s maquette – a small scale model – of his Ely sculpture, ‘The Way of Life’, is powerfully intriguing. … Continue Reading
Hodder and Stoughton ISBN 978-0-340-99548-8 £11.99 I always look forward to Brian McLaren’s writing and to his speaking. He is eloquent and accessible; challenging and a man of great humility. I find him to be one of those fascinating people with the ability to articulate my own thoughts and questions before I even know I … Continue Reading
Finished in the New Creation The flourishing hand of Bach, interweaving the sum of his works, leaves unfinished his Art of Fugue, interrupted, solely, by the glory of God. The measureless hand of Coleridge, dreaming an early work, leaves unfinished his Kubla Khan, interrupted, perhaps, by the person from Porlock. The impressive hand of Turner, … Continue Reading
Perceptions of the Cross Fulcrum Newsletter, April 2010 by Graham Kings copublished, with permission, with The Times online, Faith Central, Good Friday 2 April 2010 ‘An eagle landing on a tree’; ‘a helicopter’; ‘a bird with heavy wings trying to take off’; ‘Jesus on the cross’. Perceptions of Jonathan Clarke’s six-foot tall sculpture, ‘The Eighth … Continue Reading
The Hostage Deal Between the rolling of the stone and the crying of the name came the agonising. Shuddering, Jesus stares into the tomb, Making a deal with death in the depths. A greedy exchange is strangely agreed: Lazarus comes out and he will go in, The prize of life for the price of death. … Continue Reading
‘The Sacred made Real’ Spanish painting and culture 1600-1700 by Elizabeth Adekunle This unique exhibition draws together the traditions of 17th century Spain, the Roman Catholic church and the Spanish tradition of wood carving and polychrome (painted in different colours). This exhibition transports us back to Spain and a new art that emerged in order … Continue Reading
‘How It Is’ by James Mercer The current commission in the Turbine Hall at the Tate Modern is titled ‘How It Is’. Conceived and designed by Polish artist Miroslaw Balka, the exhibit is a giant grey steel structure, enclosing a vast dark chamber. Hovering somewhere between sculpture and architecture, on 2 metre stilts, it stands 13 metres … Continue Reading
reflections on the threshold of the New Year by David Runcorn Just around the corner from our house the road turns sharply, sloping steeply into a brief, tree-canopied cutting called ‘The Hollow’. Half way down is a thatched cottage that is featured in a painting on our wall, the work of a previous vicar of … Continue Reading
The Holy Spirit and the Magi by Graham Kings, Bishop of Sherborne based on a sermon preached at All Saints Margaret Street, London, 6 January 2009, when he was vicar of St Mary Islington The season of Epiphany is about journeys. I love the story of Nevill Mott, Master of Caius College, Cambridge and former … Continue Reading