Category Archives: Core Convictions

What is the Church For?

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

Over at the Lay Anglicana blog, Laura Sykes has been putting together a ‘wish list’ for the sort of person who should be appointed as the new Archbishop of Canterbury. In her view, very early on in the process each … Continue reading →

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Anabaptist Network Core Convictions

Posted on April 21, 2012 by

Note: this is the third in a series of reposts from my Sabbatical blog, ‘An Anabaptist Anglican‘, from five years ago. This post was originally posted on February 15th 2007. In my last couple of posts I talked a bit … Continue reading →

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Anglican ABCs #1: ‘Amen’

Posted on October 4, 2011 by

This is a new series offering what will hopefully be helpful (and sometimes lighthearted) explanations of some of the words, ideas and practices common in Anglican Christianity. We start today with the word ‘Amen’. One of the things Anglicans sometimes … Continue reading →

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Owning up and getting comfortable

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

I started going to open stages about six years ago next month. For the first couple of weeks I just sat and listened while other people played and sang. Then I plucked up my courage and took a guitar along … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Convictions, Edmonton Open Stages, Faith stories, Folk music, Following Jesus, Friends, Gigs, Gospel, Links, Musical friends | 3 Comments

‘None of it is real, you know’.

Posted on May 6, 2011 by

One of my all-time favourite movies is the romantic comedy ‘Notting Hill‘, with Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts. In this movie Grant plays Will Thacker, a rather diffident London travel bookshop owner, and Julia Roberts basically plays herself, only with … Continue reading →

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First Things First

Posted on January 29, 2011 by

Good post from Gretchen Rubin over at The Happiness Project blog this morning. Here’s an excerpt from close to the end: Efficiency experts often talk about the “urgent” and the “important.” All too often, what’s important gets pushed aside while we … Continue reading →

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Writers who influenced me

Posted on November 11, 2010 by

Sally Coleman has tagged me on Facebook in one of those meme things – in this case, listing fifteen authors who have influenced you.  As it happens I don’t do memes – there are so many of them floating around … Continue reading →

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Christians and atheists – towards a better understanding

Posted on September 16, 2010 by

It’s no secret that the cold war between Christianity and atheism has been heating up a little in the past decade or so. Some high profile atheists have written rather scathing books about religion in general and (in most cases) … Continue reading →

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‘Faith, Folk and Charity’

Posted on August 30, 2010 by

Welcome to my new blogging home here at WordPress. I’ve been wanting to move to WordPress for quite a while, partly because I like the blogging tools they offer, and partly because I don’t want to let Google have total … Continue reading →

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Core Convictions of the Anabaptist Network in the UK

Posted on February 16, 2007 by

In my last couple of posts on Anabaptism, I talked a bit about Anabaptist history. History is interesting to me, but I’m sure it doesn’t turn everyone’s crank, and the generous souls who are funding my sabbatical would be right … Continue reading →

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