I have really enjoyed the pearls of wisdom from this blog.
Find the article below at:- http://herbofgrace.wordpress.com/2009/03/07/saturday-march-7th-in-the-season-of-lent/
It’s hard sometimes to figure out how much choice we have in our suffering or grief. Henri Nouwen, who knew what It meant to suffer, shares this encouragement:
“…..every time there are losses there are choices to be made. You choose [...]
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More Henri Nouwen wisdom
Posted in Christianity, Conflict, Contemplation, Control, Creation, Culture, Deception, Fear, Freedom, Good Theology, Henri Nouwen, Holiness, Integrity, Love, Restoration, Theology, Urban Decay, Violence on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Warning over narcissistic pupils
Posted in Capitalism, Consumer, Danger, Fear, Integrity, Urban Decay on Friday, March 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
BBC NEWS | Education | Warning over narcissistic pupils
We really do seem to be so self-absorbed and concerned with the ‘me’ and not the ‘we’ of society. Self-centred, rights drive, consumerism… where do we stop with this? Any thoughts on this one to share? Please, please convince me that I am barking up the wrong [...]
A right perspective
Posted in Addiction, Asylum, Christianity, Communion, Compassion, Culture, Ethics, Freedom, Good Theology, Holiness, Institutionalism, Integrity, Mission, Prison, Restoration, Theology, Urban Decay on Wednesday, March 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
"There remains an experience of incomparable value … to see the great events of world history from below; from the perspective of the outcast, the suspects, the maltreated, the powerless, the oppressed, the reviled – in short, from the perspective of those who suffer … to look with new eyes on matters great and small." [...]
BNP resurgence fears in climate of discontent
Posted in Capitalism, Conflict, Consumer, Control, Crime, Culture, Freedom, Fundamentalism, Injustice, Institutionalism, Politics, Urban Decay, Violence on Saturday, February 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/politics/4738088/BNP-resurgence-fears-in-climate-of-discontent.html
Fears that voters are turning to extremist parties after losing faith in the Government’s ability to protect British jobs was fuelled yesterday after the BNP took a Labour seat in a district council. By Tom Whitehead. The far-right party triumphed in a by-election in Sevenoaks, Kent, a win [...]
Ministry blames crowded jails on Labour
Posted in Conflict, Consumer, Control, Crime, Culture, Deception, Fear, Fiction, Injustice, Institutionalism, Integrity, Justice, Law, Media, National Disgrace, Police, Politics, Prison, Restoration, Urban Decay, Violence, tagged Deception, Justice, Law, Politics, Prison on Monday, December 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Jamie Doward, home affairs editor Britain’s soaring prison population is being driven by government policies rather than crime levels, according to an internal Whitehall briefing document seen by the Observer
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/dec/28/prison-crisis-labour-crime-levels
The paper, a presentation to ministers and civil servants drawn up by the Ministry of Justice, explains in detail how new measures introduced by Labour have [...]
Bishops attack ‘immoral’ Labour
Posted in Capitalism, Christianity, Compassion, Consumer, Control, Crime, Culture, Deception, Disaster, Ethics, Fantasy, Fear, Fiction, Good Theology, Injustice, Institutionalism, Integrity, Justice, National Disgrace, Politics, Restoration, Secularism, Theology, Urban Decay, tagged Credit Crunch, Debt, Integrity, Morals, Poverty, Recession, Theology on Sunday, December 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Bishop of Manchester accused Labour of being beguiled by money
Five leading Anglican bishops have attacked the government by calling into question the morality of Labour policy.
Bishops of Durham, Winchester, Hulme, Manchester and Carlisle told the Sunday Telegraph the UK was suffering under family breakdown, debt and poverty.
Bishop of Manchester the Rt Rev Nigel [...]
Deutsche Bank rejects church charge
Posted in Capitalism, Deception, Disaster, Indecency, Injustice, Institutionalism, Integrity, Urban Decay, tagged Debt, Integrity, Parasite on Saturday, December 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9b0453f6-d37c-11dd-989e-000077b07658.html
By Ralph Atkins in Frankfurt
Published: December 26 2008 23:16 | Last updated: December 26 2008 23:16
Deutsche Bank reacted angrily on Friday after Germany’s senior Protestant bishop accused Josef Ackermann, its chief executive, of turning money-making into a form of “idolatry”.
In a rare and testy public exchange between a prominent German financial institution and a [...]
My BA (Hons) Dissertation.
Posted in Capital Punishment, Christianity, Church, Control, Creation, Crime, Culture, Deception, Ethics, Fiction, Freedom, Injustice, Institutionalism, Integrity, Justice, Law, Personal, Police, Politics, Prison, Racism, Restoration, Roman Catholicism, Secularism, Security, Southern Baptists, Theology, Urban Decay, Violence, War, tagged Capital Punishment, Crime, Deception, Law, Liturgy, Murder, Police, Restorative Justice, Theology, Violence on Friday, December 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Capital Punishment Yes or No?
I have decided to make it available. It isn’t perfect, there are things I would have liked to have included, but as usual the dreaded word-count came into play. Please let me know what you think…. I already know it was well received by the two markers. Please make comments…
Monty Don – a little insight.
Posted in Addiction, Compassion, Contemplation, Crime, Culture, Future, Integrity, Outdoors, Politics, Prison, Stress, Urban Decay, tagged Community, Drugs, Gardening, Grace, Integrity, Monty Don, Occupation, Restoration on Friday, December 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Monty Don is a very British sounding person when he speaks. He recently suffered a stroke and has over a period of time suffered with depression. Read this for a little insight into this warm person…. Here is a quote found at http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/specials/times_appeal/article5385664.ece :-
A few years ago I started a scheme with a group of [...]
President of Iran delivers Channel 4 Christmas Message
Posted in Bad Theology, Christmas, Conflict, Control, Crime, Culture, Deception, Empire, Fear, Fiction, Freedom, Fundamentalism, Indecency, Injustice, Institutionalism, Integrity, Justice, Muslim, National Disgrace, Politics, Racism, Religion, Urban Decay, Violence, War on Friday, December 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Should we all suddenly be rather afraid? Channel 4 has invited the President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to deliver its alternative Christmas message. Our news story on this is now up. My first response was astonished incredulity that they could have done this. But on reading the message, it is clear there are even [...]
