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Tag Archives: Shared Conversations
Milestone Day or Groundhog Day?
July Synod is over. Another long meeting, which was extended by having a separate meeting of the House of Laity before ‘Synod proper’. This time around, we had earlier starts (8.45), shorter meal breaks, and one evening session scheduled to … Continue reading
From a tree to a window to an installation: the visual messages of Living in Love and Faith
I’m continuing to process last week’s General Synod meeting, and there certainly is a lot to process; not just the very full agenda over long days, and not just the ongoing rumblings about the confusion during the elections to the … Continue reading
Luggage and baggage
What to pack for the Shared Conversations? Continue reading
Posted in Shared Conversations
Tagged ancient Greek, Bible, General Synod, God, identity, retreat, Rev, Shared Conversations
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Sex and power in the spotlight
People lie to themselves and the church about their abstinence from sex. They become accustomed to not telling the truth. Continue reading
Bishops, for beginners: on diversity and change
Is it about what we believe, or what we do? Why can you pick a bishop to match some of your views, but not others? Continue reading
Posted in Church of England and gender
Tagged Bible, bishop, Divorce, parishes, same-sex marriage, Shared Conversations, women bishops, women priests
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The gender of tears
‘Mourn with those who mourn’. Just try and stop me. Continue reading
Posted in Church of England and gender
Tagged Anglican, Church of Ireland, emotions, gender, General Synod, sexuality, Shared Conversations, women
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Walking the road
‘You know what, the thing that breaks my heart is that there’s no way I can answer it without hurting someone on either side.’ Continue reading
Posted in Shared Conversations
Tagged Bible, Brian McLaren, evangelicals, experience, marriage, Shared Conversations, synod, universalism
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Fruit or chocolate?
Did the fruit people think the chocolate people were gluttons? Continue reading
Posted in Shared Conversations
Tagged assumptions, belief, binaries, chocolate, Fruit, reconciliation, Shared Conversations
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Glad to be lay
… it was rather like asking me ‘Do you feel a vocation to be a rock?’ Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged bishop, Diocesan Synod, gender, ordination, selection, Shared Conversations, St Michael's House protocols
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And so it begins
… unless we know the person with whom we disagree, how can there ever be real respect for their position? Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Christ, disability, General Synod, marriage, preaching, Shared Conversations, sin, the Bible says, Word of God
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