May 21, 2018 ‘That sermon’ and the learning of love The wedding of Harry and Meghan will be remembered for many wonders. And one of the wonders was the sermon …
May 21, 2018 Men and their despair Twelve men will kill themselves today, as twelve do every day, in England and Wales. An awful sentence to write. …
May 21, 2018 Present difficulty In The Gospel of Thomas, the followers of Jesus say: ‘Tell us who you are that we may believe in …
May 16, 2018 A good use of blame We will not conflate blame and agency. Such conflation makes things unclear, when clarity helps. ‘I’m sure she didn’t mean …
May 14, 2018 Why a horse made Nietzsche cry It is a January day in 1889. We are on a quiet street in the Italian town of Turin. Freidrich …
May 14, 2018 Concentrate! And don’t concentrate! Concentration was always celebrated at school…and encouraged loudly. ‘Concentrate, Parke!’ And concentration, or focus, is good for getting things done. …
May 9, 2018 Mediation I’m sometimes involved in mediation. And it’s a fool’s game, really. You’re always waiting for someone to pull out, storm …
May 8, 2018 Through the wardrobe By the time CS Lewis stepped through the wardrobe and into Narnia, he’d had a few adventures of his own. …
May 8, 2018 Down by the riverside Here is a simple ten-minute meditation (or longer) towards letting go of unhelpful thought or feelings. You imagine you are …
