Details of the new ‘Undefended Life’ mini gathering cycle based on Simon Walker’s teaching […]
The Undefended Life
Category: old-blog
Trees and Poetry
Although we at Home have now finished our Poets and Prophets cycle of gatherings, I’ve been continuing to read poetry as part of my spiritual journey.  Last night I came across this poem by Anne Lewin, in her book, “Watching for the Kingfisher”. It offers  a metaphor for us as we grow in our Christian […]
How to be a Poet
Here’s a poem by Wendell Berry I came across this week (via Panhala) which seems very relevant to our current ‘Poets & Prophets cycle). It’s called ‘How to be a Poet’. It’s absolutely wonderful…which won’t come as a surprise to people who know and love Berry’s work. How To Be a Poet (to remind myself) […]
Compassion
I’ve just finished reading Karen Armstrong’s “Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life”. I recommend this to anyone who feels they fall short on compassion (everyone, perhaps?). It’s an easy read with many ideas on how to change ourselves and learn to live a life which reflects a compassionate concern for our neighbours near and far. […]
Poets are Prophets
Here’s a transcript of a talk given by Matt Rees at the Home community gathering on 16.10.11 as part of the ‘Poets and Prophets’ cycle of gatherings […]
Why I Love Poetry
Transcript of a talk given by Alan Ramsey at a Home Community gathering in September 2011 as part of the ‘Poets & Prophets’ cycle […]
‘Prayer’ by Carol-Ann Duffy
A prayer read at the beginning of the Poets & Prophets cycle […]
‘Poets and Prophets’
Details of our latest gathering of cycles on the theme of ‘Poets and Prophets’ – exploring the place of the poetic imagination in spirituality. […]
“If the beer is talking, what’s it saying?”
Joe’s ‘thought for the day’ from the Home Harvest Festival at the Isis Farmhouse on Sunday 18th September, 2011 […]
Harvest Festival
Harvest Home! In September 2011 Home put on a Harvest Festival at the Isis Farmhouse (on the Thames Towpath) […]
Rohr on the Trinity
It’s my last day here at St Deiniol’s. I had intended to blog about the third section of Belden Lane’s book ‘The Solace of Fierce Landscapes’ but I was finding his book was becoming more and more impenetrable the longer it went on – although the irony of this hasn’t escaped me (he’s talking about […]
The Mountain : Illumination
In terms of the spiritual journey, after we pass through the desert of purgation (see yesterday’s post) where we are stripped of words, images and concepts – realising that we have allowed these to build up around us to protect us and keep us in control – we begin to climb the mountain. To a […]