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The Imam Next Door - A Dogged Story
While I am in Birmingham I learn as much as I can about Muslim-Christian dialogue. There are three ways to learn: street talk with strong-minded missionaries in the city centre; academic talk with people like Andrew Smith, the Inter-faith officer for Birmingham's Anglican Diocese, and chats with the Imam...Posted at 02:57am on 9th December 2015
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Prison
I am in and out of prisons. Category A top security prisons typically house murderers, sex offenders or terrorists detained without charge. In order to get into this Category A prison I have to send personal data in advance, provide photo ID, discard all items such as phones and keys,...Posted at 00:15am on 2nd December 2015
The Poor - A Wonder
I am among the poor. Refugees and asylum seekers flee in fear of their lives. They arrive, often illegally. They are sent to big cities like Birmingham. The Government Home Office gets them cramped accommodation and a very limited money card that has to be spent...Posted at 05:28am on 24th November 2015
Holy Spirit Hearteners
I have just read 'The Francis Miracle: Inside the Transformation of the Pope and the Church' by John L. Allen. He describes how the pope worshipped with thousands of Pentecostals, knelt down and asked them to pray for him.Then my sister reported that a person who came along to...
Posted at 10:14am on 15th November 2015
Training Christian Leaders
A retreat on Christian leadership has just ended. We started with some quotes from famous leaders such as 'So arrange everything that the strong have something to yearn for and the weak have nothing to run from'. We looked at seven principles from Winston Churchill's leadership, such as envision, anticipate,...Posted at 06:03am on 13th November 2015
Stories With A Golden Thread
I spent five days based at St. Matthew's House. Westminster, visiting our community members, seeing Billy Elliott (the show) James Bond (the film), the World Rugby Final at the Trafalgar Square Fanzone, and the brilliant Celtic History and Art exhibition at The British Museum. Oh - and the main point...Posted at 09:41am on 5th November 2015
Pentecostal, Music And Monastic Researches
My old friend Paul Hodgson has joined the staff of the International Bible Training Institute in Sussex. My brother trained at this Pentecostal college and met his wife Anita there. Paul invites me to place two papers on to their web site: First Introductions for Bible Christians to 1) Celtic...Posted at 01:22am on 25th October 2015
Mirfield
I went to Mirfield, in Yorkshire. I honour this place for 117 years of monastic formation. Dietrich Bonhoeffer honoured it for the depth and accessibility of the brothers' psalm chanting. The last time I spoke there, with Ian Bradley, the Prior informed everyone of his three conversions: to Christ, to computers...Posted at 01:57am on 18th October 2015
Houses Of Prayer
'Houses of Prayer: what they are, where to find one and how to start one' £12.99 from http://www.kevinmayhew.com/houses-of-prayer.html#.Vh-1LoddFu4 Yes - this is my latest book.Don't buy this book just because you read this blog or follow the Aidan and Hilda Way of Life - unless you'd like to...
Posted at 07:15am on 15th October 2015
Dungeons, Heroes, Transformations
This week I had depth talks with two interesting people - Peter Kenney, who studied at the Jungian Institute, Zurich, and Marcus Losach, the author and pilgrimage guide who lives at Glendalough.Peter and I explored archetypal dreams, stories and people. In Jungian understanding, if our surface ego life falls...
Posted at 02:13am on 8th October 2015
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In our disappointments, lift us up. In our denials, lift us up. In our duties, lift us up. Ascended Jesus, lift us up. #Ascensiontide
Help us to realize that every one of us needs a twelve step program in order for your Holy Spirit to fill what wo… https://t.co/yYQNWkCjLq
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May infants in the womb be raised to life in you; may scarred heroes and spurned lovers be raised to life in you #Ascensiontide
Alon Liel, former Director-General of Israel’s Foreign Ministry, said in London: ‘If Britain will recognise Palesti… https://t.co/vg1psU8cAy
All human life with Christ is raised, the weakest ones by heaven are praised; now high and low on him have gazed. A… https://t.co/wnIYKet0jf
RT @PeteGreig: The Day of #Ascension means that the resurrected Jesus who was once somewhere at one time for some is now everywhere, always…
