Funerals can sometimes have a weird and unexpected effect upon me. Even though I knew little of the person whose funeral I attended today, it evoked a moist eye and reflective response. It brought back times of another funeral I attended about three years ago. This generated a huge grief response from me. Again, while I [...]
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Today
Posted in Atheism, Christianinty, Debate, God, Relationships, Thoughts, Uncategorized, tagged Funeral, Grief, Loss, Time. Seize moment on May 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I Didn’t Know
Posted in Christianinty, Debate, God, Human Rights, Law, Role of women, Women, sex, tagged Abuse, C19th, cauterisation, Church, clitoridectomy, cruelty, Discovery, Female Circumcison, Female Genital Cutting, Female Genital Mutilation, FGM, gynaecology, Individual Expression, Madness, Mania, Masturbation, Mutilation, repression, Sexual Being, Sexuality, society, Torture, uterus, vulva, Zero Tolerance on July 22, 2008 | 8 Comments »
The other day I made a disturbing discovery. Sitting on a train, my book title was kept well hidden from public view, as it was held face down in my lap. I certainly did not want to attract attention or raised eyebrows. The subject matter being of such a sensitive nature. Neither did I, nor do [...]
Sitting on the Fence.
Posted in Atheism, Change, Christianinty, Debate, God, Learning, Liberation, Personal Growth, Religion, Thoughts, tagged Agnostic, Answers, Church Attendance, Congregation, faith, Fence, Pain, Prayer, Sitting, Unmet Needs on June 30, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Sitting on the fence.
I don’t know which way to go. On the one hand I would like to jump off the fence and make my position clear. Yet, there are doubts and deep regrets if I make the leap. What am I talking about? It is my Christian faith that is the point of discussion here. [...]
God and Accountability:the role of church leadership in pastoral care
Posted in Christianinty, Debate, God, Modern society, Personal Growth, Psychology, Relationships, Religion, Thoughts, tagged Abuse, Accountability, Church, Church Leaders, Churchof England, Counselling, Education, Evangelical, Hurt, Ordination, PastoralCare, Responsibility of Church, Role of Church Leaders, Training on May 4, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I have met some wonderful vicars, pastors and lay-preachers in my many years of Christian church and secular life. However, some recent writing from a fellow blogger athinkingman has made me question the strength, and rigour of ministerial training, in relation to pastoral care of the church flock or congregration and the wider Christian community.
The term “flock” conjures up in my mind [...]
Blood, Church and State
Posted in Christianinty, Debate, God, Health, Human Rights, Law, Liberation, Modern society, Politics, Relationships, Religion, Women, sex, tagged Abortion, Blood, Channel4, Child, ChildBirth, Church, Dignity, Documentary, Health-care, Maternity, Medical, Miscarriage, Nursing, Safety, State, Termination, Under-ReportedWorld, Women's International Day 2008 on March 8, 2008 | 5 Comments »
This is written as we are thinking and celebrating women worldwide on International Women’s Day 8th March 2008.
While this day, which was first acknowledged and commemorated from 1911, for women and their successes and achievements, should also recognise the plight of women worldwide, as they find a voice to highlight their struggles for equality and freedom.
This includes the [...]
Atheism:Rational and Objective?
Posted in Atheism, Change, Christianinty, Debate, Development, God, Learning, Modern society, Personal Growth, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Thoughts, Uncategorized, tagged ChallengeBelieves., ChristopherHitchens, faith, Objective., Presentation, Rational, Religion, Richard Dawkins, SamHarris, TheGodDellusion, YouTube on February 13, 2008 | 14 Comments »
On a quest for truth regarding my own Christian faith see also Where is god? Who is God?
I searched for some meaningful debate here with a YouTube presentation.There were many videos of course to see.
This for me was the most interesting and well presented of them all and not too long for any [...]
Where is God? Who is God?
Posted in Atheism, Change, Christianinty, Debate, God, Ideas, Personal Growth, Philosophy, Religion, Thoughts, Writing, tagged Astronomy, Atheism, Christ, Christianity, Christmas, Church, Debate, God, Meaning, Opinion, OtherWorlds, Planets, PopularScience, Research, Stars, Universe on December 22, 2007 | 18 Comments »
I nearly didn’t write this blog.
Scanning the bookshops in the city of Lincoln two days ago, I concentrated my attention in the theology, philosophy and popular science sections and realised how ill-equiped and ill-prepared I was at attempting to answer the above questions. The feelings of deflation and lack of confidence began to take hold.
Yet, when [...]
The Modern Meaning of Christmas
Posted in Change, Christianinty, Commitment, Debate, Environment, Home, Liberation, Modern society, Personal Growth, Relationships, Thoughts, Time, families, tagged , Busy, Christ, Christmas, Environment, families, Gifts, Holiday, Indulgence, Meaning, Money, Nativity, Paper, Paperwaste, Planet, Presents, Stress, Travel on December 14, 2007 | 2 Comments »
What does Christmas mean to you?
When I think of the meaning of Christmas I think of the birth of Jesus Christ and the arrival of the living flesh embodying the christian faith. Christ’s arrival represents love, peace and goodwill to all men, a central core ethos for anyone who believes in him.
Factually we know that Jesus was not born on the [...]
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