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Sneaking back into Eden

28 Nov

Eden

“Any other hope of a transformed experience, however it may be induced, by drugs, music, art, therapies of whatever sort, will ultimately be exposed for what it is: a man-made attempt to walk back into Eden. Those who attempt that way have only themselves to blame if they are lacerated and wounded by the Cherubim’s whirling swords.

The only way is forward, out of the death of Eden, to the Spiritual rebirth of the Kingdom of God, leading finally to the reconciliation of all things in the consummation of Christ.”
- Bible Speaks Today on the Song Of Songs, Page 189

 
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Suffering – Part 3: Attitude

16 Sep

Having established that suffering is an inevitable part of life and that it can be used both for our transformation and the glory of God, we now consider the attitude we should adopt when going through times of trial and temptation….

pain

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Wise Words on Wednesday: Laughter and red wine

05 Sep

Hilaire Belloc

“Wherever the Catholic sun doth shine,
there’s always laughter and good red wine.
At least I’ve always found it so.
Benedicamus Domino!*”  - Hilaire Belloc

* Latin for “Let us bless the Lord”. This phrase is sometimes used as the dismissal at the end of Mass instead of “Ite missa est”.

 
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A little Monday inspiration…

13 Feb

 
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Favourite People: Kahlil Gibran

02 Oct

I haven’t done one of these in a while so I thought I would share another of my favourite people…

Today’s favourite person is Kahlil Gibran, a Lebanese poet, writer and artist who died in 1931. I’ve generally found that most of my friends haven’t heard of him, which is odd, considering that the New Yorker says that he’s the third best-selling poet of all time.

I first encountered Gibran shortly before I was to move away from Cheltenham. Cheltenham had been my home for the previous six years, but I was soon to start working for Cynergy in the United States. One lunch break, shortly before leaving England, I wandered into a second-hand bookstore. I was rifling through a pile of books when I came across Kahlil’s most well-known book, “The Prophet”:

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Philippians Study Continues…

23 Jul

Our Bible study of the letter of St. Paul to the Philippians continued at the JP2 Group last Thursday. I’ve just put up my notes for the last section we read, the latter part of the first chapter:

Philippians: Introduction
Chapter 1: Session 1, Session 2
Chapter 2: Session 1, Session 2
Chapter 3: Session 1, Session 2
Chapter 4: Session 1, Session 2

I should hopefully have the next section done sometime this weekend…

 
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