thinking honestly about life and faith
I have been reminded again, in my reading this last two days, of the brilliant insights of Søren Kierkegaard, 19th century Danish philosopher and theologian. Here are a few of his gems: (apologies for the lack of gender-inclusive language. We … Read More »
Steve Chatelier and Simon Moyle both shared with me the conviction that the individualism of contemporary political culture is what is killing us—for some, literally so. Just today, while thinking more about these comments, I heard again a recording of … Read More »
The ninteenth century Danish philosopher – theologian Søren Kierkegaard once observed: Before you can move from the spot, you have to move at the spot. There is something vital in this. We can move beyond our situation, but … Read More »
I read this quotation from the Australian Greens’ leader, Senator Bob Brown. He wrote this in a newsletter for a conservation group in Tasmania, back in 1976. That’s almost 30 years ago. The comments are still as challenging, the issues … Read More »
Since school days I’ve had a deep love for John Keats’ poetry. Its melancholy romanticism appeals, but so too the concise beauty of his work: so rich, so evocative of feeling and passion, with such economy of words. The opening … Read More »
Words of Martin Luther King: In recent months I have also become more aware and more convinced of the reality of a personal God.True, I have always believed in the personality of God. But in past years the idea of … Read More »