Netflix doesn't always yield the browsing results that it claims! That is partly dependant on its view of the subscribers viewing hi
How to write History ? On watching Firebrand
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I first came across the Midland Art Centre in 1987 through my Birmingham MPhil supervisor, Professor Stephen Pattison, who lived
All Christians are Monks – Parish and the Religious life on Renewal
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I was recently engaged in a fascinating conversation about the prospects for the church in the West. My conversation partner wonde
And into the next decade ? On finding independence and purpose in age
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A short reflection on reading Dr Angela Robertson's book 'Changing Gears: Entrepreneurs @ 50+'
I thin
Mark Santer : Bishop, Theologian, Pastor 1936-2024
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This week, the family of Mark Santer, announced his death
Our beloved father, Mark Santer, died at home on Wednesday 14th August. Over
Reading Keir Starmer : Reform, Politics and Power
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I first met Kier Starmer in 2011 when he offered advice to Lord Falcolners Commission of Assisted Dying supported by Demos - see: https://de
The invitation to be surprised? Art that touches the pulse.
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I first came across the work of Barbara Hepworth in 1980 during a visit to Aldeburgh. I had gone on a weekend party to a friend’s house on C
In praise of Anne Lamott ( Somehow: Thoughts on Love)
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I wish I could remember who it was who recommended the work of Anne Lamott ! I may have picked up a quotation from a website, a colleagu
Inhabiting RS Thomas on his own soil
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It is a long way from Salisbury to the Llyn Peninsula. This was a pilgrimage of sorts to the RS Thomas Poetry Festival.
The White Road: a pilgrimage of sorts by Edmund de Waal
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After an unexpected day of sun over a bank holiday weekend the rain has returned. Deciding to do some thinning of shelves for
Our complicated love affair with Work ? Reading Changing Gear by Hall and Stokes
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I wish that booksellers wouldn't tempt their readers to a three for the price of two offer especially while waiting for another delayed trai
In the midst of death, life persists –
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"In the midst of death, life persists. In the midst of untruth, truth persists. In the midst of darkness, light persists.” - Mahatma Gandhi
Nothing is Secure, Except God : visiting the Community of the Sisters of the Love of God
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I was first introduced to the Sisters of the Love of God by Geoffrey Connor, the Vocations advisor in the diocese of Durham in the late 1970s.
Lessons from a day of celebration at Sarum College
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Yesterday was the Sarum College 2024 Ceremony for the Presentation of Academic Awards. The days running up to this event, make
Faith, Hope and Carnage by Nick Cave
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Our lives are fragile, unpredictable and always deeply bound up with the unpredictable shapes of pain and grief. Even at our most complete a
Reading Such a Long Journey : A biography of Gilbert Shaw, Priest
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I believe that I may have had at least two copies of this book written by Rod Hacking ( now a neighbour in Salisbury but then an incumbent in
Saving Time by Jenny Odell
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I doubt very much, indeed, if anybody who has the time to read this book about time, would confidently be able to say that they had enough t
Awe explored by Dacher Keltner
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When was the last time that you were simply lost for words? A moment that took hold of you by surprise ? The glorious blue light that marks
Try Softer ? In praise of grounded advice from Kolber.
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Where do you pick up recommendations for books these days? Half an hour on Waterloo station yesterday yielded a couple of books
On Digging Deep – a cluster of Books from Sacristy Press
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Perhaps you have some awareness of both the problems and possibilities that emerge from the way we articulate the shape and meaning of our rel