Gregory of Nyssa on the beatitudes this morning. ‘nothing is being set forth in this beatitude that outstrips hope. We shall see God.’
Fabulous to be in Coventry to say goodbye to +Christopher, in the place where I started to understand the liturgy (next door to the place where I cut my teeth as a DJ a few years prior)
Extraordinary moments in the life of a university chaplain. I welcomed Damianos, Archbishop and Abbot of St Katherine's monastery, Sinai to the chapel of royal Holloway, and found myself venerating a relic of St Katherine and receiving his Episcopal blessing.
This had me close to tears. www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
Avner Gvaryahu (quoted in the piece) is the head of Breaking the Silence, an org of IDF vets that tell the truth about what happens under Occupation. Bibi HATES them. Tried to have them banned. They're a massive threat to Occupation, because they can truly change Israeli society in major ways.
Breaking the Silence is an organization of veteran soldiers who have served in the Israeli military since the start of the Second Intifada and have taken it upon themselves to expose the Israeli publi...
The more I learned about child development and childrearing, and what best practices are in those fields, the more I realized: evangelicals are teaching the exact opposite of the best practices.
Child liberation theology is not about abstract ideas but rather the simple yet radical act of treating children humanly and justly—something Fred Rogers took seriously.
