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Ray's Blog
Economics Of Good And Evil
Today I join Haddington Serious Book Club. We explore Thomas Sedlacek’s Economics of Good and Evil with a foreword by Vaclav Havel. Sedlacek looks for a rationale of economics in some six texts through human history.
The earliest known writing is The Epic of Gilgamesh. This narrative of humanity is...
Springfield Seminarians - A Breath Of Fresh Air
This week I am tutor in residence to students from the AOG Theological Seminary, Springfield, USA, led by Dr. Debbie Gill, who has outstanding gifts. They are at The Open Gate on Holy Island. I have to give eleven lectures on Ancient Celtic Christianity and current Neo-Monastic Movements.
Ideal, Ordeal, New Deal: Urban Changemakers And Cah
Ash Barker brought Urban Change-makers to The Open Gate, Holy Island, for a training week-end. These guys, who are employed by local organisations, are turning things round in some of Britain's toughest areas. Several had witnessed recent knife-crimes. Ash set up Urban Change-makers in order to give them support and...
Anzac Day Healing Of Wounded Memories
I was heartened to receive this report from Heather Johnston in Queensland:
At the CA&H conference at the Green House in 2013 which happened to coincide with Anzac Day we had a public service to remember the Frontier Wars. This was a bit radical as it wasn't really even acceptable to...
St. Ebbe And Seder Soup
It was a delight to meet with my friend Chris Lane who was staying on Holy Island. Chris has a PhD but has chosen to plant a church in a poor housing estate. SCM Press are to re-publish that classic book on indigenous mission by Vincent Donovan, and have asked...
Ireland’s Emerging Inner Pilgrims
Ireland has its own Camino. Five of its twelve Pilgrim Paths, each named after a local saint, are now fully signed and certificated and form the Camino. You can read all about this on www.pilgrimpath.ie
St. Declan’s Path, from Cashel to Ardmore, where Declan had his monastery before St. Patrick and...
Replacing The' Games People Play' With The 'inner Game'
I hosted a morning Lent quiet day for licensed church workers this week. We explored 'The Games People Play' (based on psychiatrist Eric Berne's book of that title, which revolve around aspects of our ego. The child in us uses everyone for our gratification. The parent in us uses eveeryone...
National Mindfulness And Birmingham Change-makers
Central Hall Edinburgh was packed for last Saturday's National Mindfulness Day for Christians. It was promoted by Christian Mindfulness UK, in partnership with the Mind and Soul foundation, the Forward Foundation and CWR. I spoke on Spiritual Formation and a Way of Life on behalf of The Community of Aidan...
A Tour With Saint Cuthbert
I drove for six hours to East Anglia a week ago. Saint Cuhbert's Day was March 20; Saint Cuthbert's Sunday was March 17, which is also my sister Sally's birthday. On Sunday morning I spoke to Saint Cuthbert's Church, Sprowston, and its sister church in Norwich for a united service. ...
What I've Done This Week
Welcome to many new Facebook Friends. May you be fit for purpose and find what you are looking for.
Whitby smoked kippers claim to be the best. I purchased two to deliver to Open Gate catering manager Jutta to thank her for baking a feast of cookies for me to share...
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