From its outside appearance, from the road, the British Library could almost be mistaken for a red brick supermarket, small un-assuming and rather plain building, sitting next to St Pancras railway station. You entre the main entrance and you not sure what to expect next. And then, much to your surprise, you realise you have only just touched the [...]
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British Library Museum
Posted in Art, Learning, Music, Religion, Skills, Thoughts, Time, Writing, achievement, tagged Books, British Library, Euston Rd, History, Learning, London, ModernBuilding, Museum, Outing, Visit on October 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The 29th August.
Posted in Change, God, Health, Home, Liberation, Modern society, Personal Growth, Psychology, Relationships, Religion, Thoughts, Women, families, tagged 29th August, Abuse, Change, Divorce, Life, Living, Marriage, Mental Breakdown, Relationships, Turning point on August 30, 2008 | 5 Comments »
A rather frightening and sobering thought occurred to me late yesterday evening. It was the 29th August, a date that will always stick in my memory, etched into my being for as long as I dwell upon this earth.
On August 29th 1984, I met and walked into a relationship that was to have the most [...]
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. [...]
Climate, Church and Abuse.
Posted in Climate Change, Debate, Environment, God, Human Rights, Modern society, Politics, Religion, Thoughts, tagged Abuse, Bishop Murrell, Catholic, Child, Church of England, Climate Change, Eco, Josef Fritzl, Planet, Report, Scandel, sex, Times on June 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My friends know me for my eco stance and concern over the environment, so I should welcome the Church of England taking the moral line over this issue; calling on us to have a duty to protect and help save our planet. After all, as Christians, surely we are custodians over God’s wonderful planet and living creation-if [...]
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 [...]
West and East:Stop the Clash
Posted in Change, Debate, Human Rights, Law, Learning, Liberation, Politics, Relationships, Religion, Thoughts, families, goals, tagged Avaaz, Diveristy, EasternCivilisations, Non-agression, Peace, Respect, Similar, Stop the Clash of Civilisations, Tolerance, Vote, WestenCivilisations, YouTube on March 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From the organisation of Avaaz. Please watch this YouTube presentation and vote for this film. I have posted it above,so no-one can be confused as to which entry it is, from the list shown on the link below from Avaaz. The word Avaaz means voice. Have you say: watch, listen, talk to [...]
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 [...]
Books, Oppression and Women
Posted in Art, Change, Debate, Health, Human Rights, Liberation, Men, Modern society, Relationships, Religion, Role of women, Thoughts, Women, Writing, families, sex, tagged Adultery, Afghanistan, Asne Seierstad, Books, Burka, Crime, Domestic, Family, fidelity, Home, Honour, lives, Marriage, Non-fiction, Novel, oppression, Punishment, Review, Stoning, The BooksellerOf Kabul on February 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
A review of the book The bookseller of Kabul,
by Asne Seierstad.
I would like to acknowledge athinkingmans own blog on this book, and am grateful for his review in bringing this work to life and to my knowledge of it.
As soon as I had discovered this books existence, I knew this was the next read for me, [...]
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 [...]



