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‘Our own creativity can best come from deliberately-chosen places of quiet and silence.’
Thought for the week: Peter Varney on the art of serenity -
‘We need a narrative capable of motivating, reformulating and regenerating social justice.’
Growing pains: Nim Njuguna on Black Lives Matter and a parable for progress -
‘I see my role as a kind of spiritual accompaniment.’
Mother’s nature Barbara Childs on early parenting -
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This week Highlights
Issue 9-July-2020
‘Our own creativity can best come from deliberately-chosen places of quiet and silence.’
Thought for the week: Peter...
‘We need a narrative capable of motivating, reformulating and regenerating social justice.’
Growing pains: Nim Njuguna on...
‘I see my role as a kind of spiritual accompaniment.’
Mother’s nature Barbara Childs...
The Fabricated Christ: Confronting what we know about Jesus and the Gospels, by Paul Laffan
Author: Paul Laffan. Review by...
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‘A large part of the peace I feel now is that I have learnt how to do nothing.’
‘Affirmations can be for everyone. There’s such power in simplicity.’
‘The volume of work is as heavy as Christmas, but without the months of preparation and planning.’
‘Waiting may well be the compost in a life of prayer.’
‘We can only do what we can do.’
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