Yesterday was a big day. We remembered the 11th hour, on the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918. I twas the first time we were without the 3 surviving servicemen from WW1. I took the service in Prison and it was attended by approximately 150 Staff and Officers….. very moving. As you can [...]
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Remembrance Service and the film ‘Up’.
Posted in Armed Forces, Chaplaincy, Christology, Conflict, Contemplation, Film, Freedom, Holocaust, Prison, RAF, Royal Air Force, Violence, War on Thursday, November 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Remembering
Posted in Afghanistan, Armed Forces, Christianity, Conflict, Control, Holocaust, Politics, Prayer, Reconciliation, Revenge, Violence, War, War on Drugs on Monday, November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I make no apologies for copying this for others to read. The writer is and was one of the most inspirational lecturers I had during my ministry/theological training. The time I spent in Jerusalem was so special, I cannot ever stop pulling on so many experiences whilst I was there and trying to apply what [...]
Pastor Prays for Obama’s Death
Posted in Angry, Bad Theology, Bigotry, Conflict, Control, Fear, Fundamentalism, Preaching, Violence, tagged Fundamentalism, Yanks on Wednesday, September 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There are some unfunny clowns around….
Pastor Prays for Obama’s Death: “
[Fox News]
A Phoenix-area pastor has started to draw protesters to his congregation after he delivered a sermon titled, “Why I Hate Barack Obama,” and told his parishioners that he prays for President Obama’s death.
Pastor Steven Anderson stood by his sermon in an interview with MyFOXPhoenix, [...]
Nobel laureate and democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to another year and a half in detention
Posted in Burma, Compassion, Ethics, Integrity, Politics, Prison, Unity, Violence on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced today, but it’s the Burmese generals who jailed her who have committed the real crimes. Join the call for justice for the Burmese people by signing the petition to put the generals on trial.
Dear friends, Today, the ailing Nobel laureate and democracy icon Aung San [...]
A Massive Responsibility….. difficult
Posted in Asylum, Christianity, Danger, Integrity, Islam, Muslim, Risk, Violence on Monday, August 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Below is an illustration of the huge responsibility we have in Chaplaincy, and as Christians in general. There are huge risks involved when a Muslim converts to Christianity, it would be foolish and stupid to ignore the dangers, especially if we expect them to relinquish all ties to a community in safety. Quite often, they [...]
‘Hello mum, this is going to be hard for you to read …’
Posted in Armed Forces, Chaplaincy, Christianity, Compassion, Conflict, Danger, Fear, Funeral, Love, Violence, War on Thursday, July 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is an amazingarticle. I was in tears during reading it. This is why I need to be an RAF Chaplain ASAP. Anything I write is trivial to this….
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/hello-mum-this-is-going-to-be-hard-for-you-to-read-1753008.html
At 19, Rifleman Cyrus Thatcher was one of the youngest victims of the Afghan war. These letters – given to The Independent by his family – reveal [...]
What would you really do?
Posted in Christianity, Creation, Culture, Ethics, Fear, Integrity, Justice, Law, Marriage, Nazarene, Prison, Restoration, Sexuality, Theology, Violence on Monday, July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We have a prisoner who has been going through the long process of gender change from male to female. Karen is serving quite a long sentence, and has been ‘residing’ on a wing of other vulnerable prisoners.
A few months ago, Karen approached me and asked me a very serious question. The question was… ‘If I [...]
Recent Books….
Posted in Books, Capital Punishment, Christianity, Christology, Communion, Conflict, Consumer, Control, Deception, Empire, Ethics, Evangelical, Evangelism, Fundamentalism, Good Theology, Institutionalism, Integrity, Postmodern, Punishment, Reconciliation, Theology, Violence, War, Wrath on Sunday, July 12, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Since I graduated with my BA last October, I have been determined to continue with my reading as much as possible. It is so easy to get burnt-out after having to read only parts of academic books and vow not to pick up another book. I must admit, I have read as widely as possible [...]
On recidivism and our responsibility by The OrthoCuban
Posted in Christianity, Christology, Crime, Culture, Good Theology, Institutionalism, Integrity, Justice, Prison, Reconciliation, Reformation, Restoration, Revenge, Theology, Violence on Sunday, July 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
http://www.orthocuban.com/2009/05/on-recidivism-and-our-responsibility/
Father Orthoduck recently received a note in which a person commented on the problems that an ex-con faces, and there is significant truth in what that person said.
The problem is an offshoot of the popular religiosity subject which Fr. Obregón is beginning to discuss on his Orthocuban posts. In the USA officially we believe that [...]
Chaplains serving in the Armed Forces
Posted in Armed Forces, Chaplaincy, Christianity, Conflict, Empire, Ethics, Institutionalism, Integrity, Love, Politics, Royal Air Force, Theology, Violence, War, tagged Chaplaincy, Christian, Conflict, Ethic, Theology, War on Saturday, May 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As you may be aware, I am attempting to return to the RAF after leaving 20 years ago, but this time as Chaplain. At the moment I am part way through reading Stuart Murray’s ‘Post Christendom’ and have found it a good read.
Murray comes from an Anabaptist position, and is therefore very opposed to Christianity [...]
