One of the most significant scriptural biblical concepts and one of the most influential ideas around which so much of Western civilization has chosen to base itself, is the story of the fall … it is significant I think that this concept, the idea of humanity’s fall away from the grace of God, is unique … Continue reading Fall – one : Land-Fall
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To partake in wilderness (1st Lent)
Psychological or spiritual development always requires a greater capacity in us for the toleration of anxiety and ambiguity. The capacity to accept this troubled state, abide it, and commit to life, is the moral measure of our maturity. James Hollis What happens if we accept this challenge of stepping out of the known into the … Continue reading To partake in wilderness (1st Lent)
The Spirit of Love – 1: A Unitarian doctrine
“Love is the doctrine of this church…" so begins an affirmation familiar to many Unitarians both here and in America, it's attributed to L Griswald Willliams, a 1930's Universalist minister and is an a enduring signal of our shared understanding of what brings us together. Just about my favourite Unitarian affirmation is this one by the Sixteenth … Continue reading The Spirit of Love – 1: A Unitarian doctrine
on Prayer
The American Unitarian John Buehrens said: “Tell me the God you don’t believe in and I probably wont believe in him either.” The arguments against the existence of God almost all rely on a play-ground caricature of religious belief. And this caricature almost always extends into the area of prayer. The image of prayer … Continue reading on Prayer
A Space of possibility 