writing – Wearily Hopeful

Flags

I don’t claim to be an expert on this subject: I doubt that anyone is, although the sound and the fury makes it seem that an awful lot claim to be. This is a slightly augmented version of something I posted on Threads a couple of weeks ago and it seemed to strike a chordContinue reading “Flags”

Back from an island…

I got back from a wilderness retreat a week or so ago. I’ve taken part in these for some time now; the experience grows in my mind and imagination even more when I’ve left. We pick an island and sail: this year it was going to be Insh, but the tides didn’t work out, soContinue reading “Back from an island…”

Lent?

In an instant news age, we tend to judge more and do so more quickly. Access to information is constant and eventually the algorithm will get you with delicately curated gobbets designed to ramp up your outrage. I confess I have succumbed. I confess that I still succumb. There’s a temptation for those of usContinue reading “Lent?”

Advent-ish/Happy New Year

It’s been a while since I’ve written anything here: words and the space to write them have been scarce. I guess I’ve also lost a bit of confidence in my ability to write something that might engage. I’d meant to write something for a friend’s blog: http://www.thisfragiletent.com gathered artists and creatives to do a seriesContinue reading “Advent-ish/Happy New Year”

‘Credo’

It’s been a while since I wrote anything on here: we moved house and I’d underestimated both the feeling of security of having your own home and also the physical and emotional toll- clear thought has been rare. At the theological college I went to, there was a final year course called ‘Credo’; the aimContinue reading “‘Credo’”

Empty

The phone Charging Blinks at me ‘23 minutes until full’ If only…’ I’m indebted to the cultural influence of Methodism in my life. It has left me with the idea that faith isn’t purely personal but has social, political, environmental etc implications: it is impossible to separate the two. I could cite so many examples,Continue reading “Empty”