My May 28th entry (see the archives) was a blog about my very beautiful and talented niece Lauren George from Newfoundland who was preparing to release her first CD of original music. I expounded then on how I believe God has blessed Lauren with a gift that the world needs to hear. She brings great... Continue Reading →
The Friendliness of God
I have several Diocesan Church Newspapers from the 1970s given to me by Art Shields. I picked one of them up today and read these words inside... “There is a persistent tendency to regard Christianity as a system of noble teaching, of high precepts and beautiful ideals and splendid moral principles. Well, it is all... Continue Reading →
Iona and Eucharist
George MacLeod was a tremendous man who founded the Iona Community in 1938. He rebuilt the ruins of the Abbey with people training for ministry in the Church of Scotland. His model was community driven as those who went to Iona lived as community while working there. After completion the community model was retrained as... Continue Reading →
Thanks for the Lessons of This Spot
A couple of weeks ago I was privileged to spend a week in the Iona Abbey. It was a deeply moving week and the moments I spent in prayer, in song, in worship, and in theological reflection shall remain with me forever. It is a special place. It seems that each word is weighed when... Continue Reading →