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Birthdays
Is there a Christian attitude towards birthdays?
A Sacred Tree
Dr Augustus Casely-Hayford visits a sacred tree and reflects on his Ghanaian forefathers
The Shadow of the Cross
Is the real meaning of Christmas being obscured by parties and presents?
What's in a Name?
Why we should never think our titles make us more important than our names
A Ga-Adangmes Funeral
Dr Augustus Casely-Hayford witnesses a Ga funeral and reflects on his own mortality
The Dynamite of God
Transubstantiation and the importance of actively remembering Christ and his passion
Finding Wisdom
The search for wisdom and the masks used to disguise the "selfhood inspiring to evil"
Have You Seen the Light?
Understanding faith and duality of one's nature
The Dark Cliffs of Owain Glyndwr
Could a story about Welsh nationalist Owain Glyndwr help when confronted with temptation?
Absorbed by Wonder
The glory, wonder, and danger of being totally absorbed by something
The Dark Side of Religion
The self-righteouness and 'dark side' of religious people who "walk proudly on the earth"
Slaves of God
What does it mean to be a 'slave to God'?
Hillel and Shammai
Thoughts on Hillel and Shammai, the two fathers of Rabbinic Judaism
Growing Old
Is old age real or a matter of perception?
Alfred Nobel
What can we learn from Alfred Nobel, who changed his life when he read his own obituary?
Time for Noble Pursuits
The danger of wasting time and deferring the important
The Doubt of Joseph
Reflections on the nativity from Joseph's perspective
Truth Always Triumphs
Thoughts on truth and value systems across the world
Zen and the Presence of God
The poetry of God's presence in Zen Buddhism and the writings of Ryokan
Yeats and the Presence of God
The sudden brilliant moments of experience that open up life to new meaning
Taoism the Presence of God
Thoughts on the Tao, the way, and the unfolding of the world
Lao Tzu and the Presence of God
Thoughts on Lao Tzu's classic Chinese text, Tao Te Ching
Evil and the Presence of God
On how the horrors of evil, in the absence of light, also reveal the presence of God
God's Forgiveness
On the constancy of God's welcome and forgiveness
Memories of a Funeral
On death, bereavement, community, and the loving company of Jesus
The First Day of Ramadan
The first day of the month when Muslims the world over undertake the great fast
Suffer the Little Children
What God requires from those who wish to live under his rule
Finding Family
Dr Augustus Casely-Hayford remembers a reunion with a long lost uncle
Dag Hammarskjold - 3
The Swede who took the post of UN Secretary-General and died in mysterious circumstances
Dag Hammarskjold - 2
The late Secretary-General of the UN and his remarkable "spiritual" diary
Dag Hammarskjold - 1
Reflections on the first, and possibly greatest Secretary-General of the United Nations