What does your reflection look like? – James 1:17-27 The letter of James is a short one and is not sent to any one group of people as Paul’s…
The passage of Scripture from Ephesians 6 is one of the most cited passages in all of Paul’s writings. It portrays an image that would make great sense to…
It comes as no surprise to me that there are probably some among you who find today’s passage from John to be quite puzzling. How on earth are we to make sense…
Two Ways of Listening As we come to the end of this exploration of Celtic spirituality, it has become clear that the path chosen by the early Celtic church…
Last time we were learning about the attempt of Alexander Scott to reintroduce to the Presbyterian Church in Scotland a way of seeing God’s presence as embracing all of…
As we discovered last week, the Celtic spirituality had gone into hiding. It had been suppressed for a number of centuries and yet had survived. Its survival was given hope…
Last time I spoke to you about the people who succeeded Pelagius and for whom the Celtic way of seeing the world made sense. I spoke to you of St.…
Last week we began exploring the Celtic spirituality by focusing on the concept of the goodness of creation. This meant not only that the created order at the time…
Listening for the Goodness While there has always been a recognized orthodoxy in the church with those ways of thinking that run contrary to it being discredited, it remains for…
The Meaning of Blessing Blessing is a common feature of Christian worship. We conclude our services of worship with a commissioning but also with a benediction or blessing. Blessing…