Category: Spiritual Practice
Ideas and thoughts inspired by a wide range of spiritual practice, especially how they connect to our work in the world.
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Quaker A-Z: Z is for Zeal, Zest & Zen
Z words can be tricky After all, there are only between 426 (Scrabble dictionary) and 693 (Word Finder site) words beginning with Z in English. This is why I am going for Zeal, Zest and Zen. Plus, for each A-Z series, by the time I get to Z, it is not only the end of
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AdventWord 2024: Come
The Advent Invitation to Come and Find Rest This is one of my favourite Bible verses. I like it in all translations, and have meditated on it and studied it many times. I tend to combine it and read 28 – 30 as a complete piece. When I learned that the yoke mentioned would link
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AdventWord 2024: Mercy
Mercy is Undeserved If you’ve been reading along you may recognise this photo. I’ve shared before in this year’s humility post, that this is one of my favourite Bible verses. I’ve even talked about humble and reflected on this verse in an AdventWord post back in 2019. One of the reasons I enjoy this annual
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AdventWord 2024: Love
Love is a Verb The word LOVE is quite odd. People often treat it as if it is a noun, or a pronoun if they’re in the habit of calling you ‘love’. But of course in English we use the word love for many many things. You may have heard that the Ancient Greeks have
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AdventWord 2024: Trust
Trust is a Tricky Word Can you have trust without truth is a question I remember asking teenagers which caused a long debate. They decided no – because if you have trust in something that isn’t true then it’s not really trust, but something else. This was long before ‘fake news’ and social media’s continual
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AdventWord 2024: Gentleness
Embracing Gentleness: A Reflection on the Nativity Mary and Joseph in a stable with their new baby is an image that we often see at this time of year. The story of how Jesus Christ was born in a stable after they had travelled to Bethlehem, is told in schools and churches across the world.
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AdventWord 2024: Rejoice
A Weary World Rejoices We’re almost half way through Advent today! As well as this AdventWord daily posting habit I have enjoyed Kate Bowler’s annual Seasonal devotionals, both Lent and Advent. This year’s is called ‘The Weary World Rejoices’ and you can download it by clicking on the picture-> Kate Bowler’s 2024 Advent Devotional Kate
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Quaker A-Z: Y is for Yarn
A Good Yarn Firstly, in the last couple of A-Z blogs I’ve talked about reviewing your organisation and how you communicate with each other and further afield. Following this, I will refocus this time and talk about oral or verbal history and how that can enhance the meeting. In the last few years, I’ve been
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AdventWord 2024: Salvation
Salvation is a tricky word Quakers are remarkably quiet about Salvation – there are only a few references in Quaker Faith & Practice (the book of discipline for Britain Yearly Meeting) and a quick internet search will show a similar lack of discussion. We are more concerned in our own transformation, and how that plays
