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God's Work
Sister Lavinia Byrne on play, creativity, fear, and love
Growth Cycles
The need to stop and notice the natural processes that support life
Eyes or Cameras?
Can cameras capture the spirit of a place, or do we need to use our eyes?
Nkisi Statues
On man's need to reach out to the unknown and ask for help
God and Modern Media
Can cyberspace ever be a sacred space?
Coventry Cathedral
Thoughts on Coventry Cathedral, built in 1373 and destroyed during World War Two
Hearing Voices
Could hearing voices be considered a grace and not a curse?
Yom Kippur
Reflections on the holiest day in the Jewish calendar - the Day of Atonement
Nice to Meet You
The pleasure of getting to know people from different faiths and traditions
The Breath of God
The importance of not taking life for granted
Value of Religion
Why busy people should put prayer first
Resolving Conflict
Why don't we question our own actions before judging others?
Northern Ireland
On how hard it is to take the words of Jesus literally and love your enemy
More Than One Truth
A reflection on differing forms of truth, in particular religious truth
The Wisdom of Love
What does it mean to be wise in a world of inequality, poverty and homelessness?
Peace in Islam
Why do so many Muslim countries suffer from a lack of peace?
The Sabbath of Return
A reminder to reflect, repent, and return to God
The Meaning of Life
Thoughts on the deepest and most heart-felt question we could ever ask
Opening Our Hearts to Allah
Why are we all so quick to believe ill of each other?
Sukkot - Judaism
Why Jewish families build an open air structure in which to live
Busyness
Could busyness stop us being aware of God?
The Greater Sin
Do Christians spend too much time focusing on their sins?
The Presence of God - Sufism
The story of Rabia, and the ecstatic Sufi poetry of Farid ud-Din
Poetry of Presence - Walt Whitman
Whitman's poetry describes nature and the self - but what of God?
The Presence of God - Mansur Al-Hallaj
The Persian mystic famous for his poetry, accusation of heresy and execution
The Presence of God - Kabir
The Indian poet-saint who likened God to sugar spilled in the sand
The Presence of God - the Koran
Reading the world as a kind of text, who wrote the script?
The Presence of God - the Poetry of Creation
The poetry of Elizabeth Barrett Browning and her husband Robert
Being Holy, Feeling Good
The threat to spiritual life from the modern need to 'feel' good
The Prophet Micah
A reminder that we have only one world and we must live on it together
The Presence of God - Kabir and Guru Nanak
The mystical poetry of Kabir, and Guru Nanak