canada

come to the edge

jen and i are just back from two weeks holiday in canada. it felt weird to be going away this time of year as we always go in the summer…

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October 21, 2023
poetry

find the poets

happy national poetry day everyone! i was thinking about poems i have heard that blew me away. ones by linton kwesi johnson, jean binta breeze, kae tempest, nick cave, les…

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October 5, 2023
pioneer

north

i can't resist a north sign ever since describing the charism of pioneers as true north. this one is from ireland and was painted on a rock. i was reminded…

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September 26, 2023
mission

a quote

i read this quote in subversive mission earlier this year and it has stayed with me since. it sums up pretty neatly the issue of whether christianity is foreign or…

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September 25, 2023
art

halo

i called in to see halo, an installation at st stephens walbrook as part of the london design festival. a pendulum loops round henry moore's altar with a light that…

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September 24, 2023
ealing / photos

slackline and heron

the blondin exhibtion was up for BEAT but will say up now for several months in blondin park. if you are passing do take a look. as well as the…

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September 22, 2023
theology

trickster in the bible

in a previous post there are lots of african names for god in the invocation. i stumbled across a new one today - the great trickster! i was following a…

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September 21, 2023
spirituality

presence in the city

ian adams is leading a retreat day in london - presence in the city which i am sure will be good. it's on saturday 4 november.

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September 20, 2023