QuartzWhat do you dare to dream, but doubt the wisdom of trying? What are the wild dreams of your youth? Perhaps you remember with nostalgia the idea of becoming a rock star, or going on pilgrimage to proclaim the Word of God on street corners. It is said that vertigo is both/and the fear of […]
“I, by my works, will show you my Faith…” The act of making art can visualise some very complicated emotions. Art in public can be an action that ‘moves’ many people. If you are a dancer, then dancing can be protest as well as performance, and we who are crafters have folded angels. We can […]
Have a read of the introduction to this song and video. Then as you sit back and enjoy it, contemplate the many possible real life stories that have formed this experience. What does “release for captives” mean? What invisible chains bind our minds, inherited, unexamined, frustrating the potential God has placed within creation? What crazy […]
A longer post today, inspired by thoughts of war which once again fill my social media feed, and mind. …When I tell the story of Ragnarock I grieve. It follows Loki telling too much truth, harshly. It is the breaking of oaths, conflict between those who should be family. It is the twighlight that follows […]
I can scarcely imagine what it must be like to have your country invaded and your home subjected to rocket attacks. How can you work when it is too dangerous to leave your house? How can you buy food when you can’t work? I will have sat round a campfire, after a days work, singing […]
If anyone else is stuck with their mind frozen trying to make sense of the war – Here are some steps based on how being involved in this installation helped me. Step 1 Is recognising all the souls caught up in this – however they got there. Step 2 Is recognising the outrage you may […]
The next Quartz lent meeting will be one of contemplative reflection. This basically means that people can talk, and be actively listened too, but it isn’t a time for critical bible study or deep rational analysis. This balances up the other Lent meetings where we will by exploring set questions and discussion to work out […]
Who would be interested in gathering round a table to spend time thinking about what it is to become a missional community? I’ve had a basic introduction to this resource and it is an engaging tool for helping think about what church community is and could become. There is a video describing it here: It’s […]
I bind unto myself today the hardy resilience of Scots in storm swept straths. We started by sharing the peace of Christ outside the Crichton chapel as usual. Then, as the flooding river was topmost in our minds we followed it down to watch the tide. We also read two sections from St Patricks breastplate, […]
Tried in the wilderness This year we are starting with the spiritual nourishment we have found. Perhaps this is in our church activities, perhaps it is in our everyday lives. Wilderness experiences may draw our attention to them, or it might be that we have taken something from our abundance and have “tried it out” […]