Well, many of my friends have beaten me to it, but apart from giving in to my self-publicist urges, this also might just turn out to be a place where I can try to piece together some of the fragmented contents of my head, and see if it makes sense to anyone else out there too.
It feels like a good time to start: at the start of a new job with a new church that is discovering its own new sense of identity and direction, living on an estate on the brink of some significant regeneration investment, in a country facing a new and rather scary political and social landscape.
I need to make some connections. We need to make some connections, I think. This little spot might be one point to start making them...
Reflections from a parish priest, dad and so-called theologian, living on an urban 'outer estate' in the West Midlands, on day-to-day life, faith, 'community', politics... and whatever else happens to turn up!
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abundance / scarcity
(10)
advent
(8)
anger
(7)
anthropology
(2)
asset-based approaches
(20)
Big Society
(14)
brokenness
(15)
celebration
(4)
children
(4)
Christmas
(3)
Christology
(2)
church
(25)
co-production
(5)
Common Wealth network
(2)
community
(31)
community development
(11)
compassion
(3)
consumerism
(4)
death
(12)
desert
(2)
desire
(2)
employment
(6)
friendship
(11)
good news
(3)
government cuts
(22)
gratitude
(5)
home
(4)
hope
(20)
hospitality
(8)
housing
(1)
humility
(5)
imagination
(9)
improvisation
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incarnation
(12)
lament
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Lent
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listening
(4)
liturgy
(1)
local economy
(2)
love
(6)
love your neighbour - love your enemy
(4)
neighbours
(18)
Occupy
(8)
patience
(5)
peace-making
(10)
prayer
(3)
presence
(5)
reconciliation
(5)
regeneration
(7)
resilience
(13)
resistance
(19)
resurrection
(12)
rich and poor
(16)
sabbatical
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social inclusion
(6)
sustainability
(4)
sustainable livelihoods
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trust
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violence
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waiting
(8)
witness
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welcome to blogging Al. I'm looking forward to your thoughts - and continued conversation.
ReplyDeletepax et bonum
Andy