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The Oppressor in the Mirror

Posted on July 16, 2015 by 1urcher

These are the notes which I loosely used in my paper at the recent BIAPT Conference. I am submitting a short piece arising out of it to Practical Theology Croeso i Gweithdy. Welcome to the Workshop Mae hyn yn fy … Continue reading →

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The Oppressor in the Mirror

Posted on May 15, 2015 by 1urcher

The Oppressor in the Mirror: One English priest doing theology in Wales This is my abstract for BIAPT 15. As I begin working on it. What do people think? This workshop reflects on my move from England to Wales. It … Continue reading →

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Softly stated: election thoughts

Posted on May 9, 2015 by 1urcher

Maybe I am wrong. I admit it. Maybe, just maybe, my support of the Labour Party is misguided. Maybe those who have led the Labour movement fail to understand British society. Maybe the Labour Party will have to decide what … Continue reading →

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The great feast: it continues

Posted on March 16, 2015 by 1urcher

Lent continues. Today I have focused on memories of those who have travelled with me previously. On my study wall is a cross. I am a Vicar. It goes with the territory. This one was fashioned by a carpenter named … Continue reading →

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The great feast: twenty seventh day

Posted on March 15, 2015 by 1urcher

I have been reading H is for Hawk. If I am honest when I set out on my Lenten journey, I should have finished it by Day 5, but here I am at the end of Mothering Sunday, still not … Continue reading →

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The great feast: twenty fourth day

Posted on March 12, 2015 by 1urcher

I am afraid for a variety of reasons my Lent went splat. I will blog about it one day. I have had more time that I might have expected to on my own. The noisy silence of the early mornings … Continue reading →

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The great feast: fourteenth day

Posted on March 3, 2015 by 1urcher

Today is filled with a mixture of things: administration, visiting, dog at the vet and Anglesey Synod discussing equal marriage this evening. I love visiting people in their homes. I find a conversation far easier to have than at Y … Continue reading →

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The great feast: thirteenth day

Posted on March 3, 2015 by 1urcher

Day 13 saw a trip to Sutton Coldfield. The signs for Lichfield set me thinking. Lichfield is the home of Chad’s great Cathedral, and March 2nd is the feast of Chad. After the celebrations of March 1st of David, Patron … Continue reading →

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The great feast: twelfth day

Posted on March 1, 2015 by 1urcher

Almost immediately after Peter confesses that Jesus is the Messiah, Mark has Jesus begin to redefine what Messiah is. Jesus is the one who follows the way of the cross. This would have been scandalous to the first hearers of … Continue reading →

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The great feast: eleventh day

Posted on February 28, 2015 by 1urcher

This is an image of part of the cross that stands in the grounds of Queen’s College, Birmingham. The College trains people for Methodist and Anglican ministry, amongst many other things. I trained there from 1999-2001. I have an ambivalent … Continue reading →

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