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Nov
Nov
How to make a heart that stretches
Rachel Mann interview Here is the podcast of the interview of Rachel Mann. Anna Drew of The Methodist Church in Britain has interviewed Rachel about her book Dazzling Darkness. To buy the book
‘spiritedcrone’ blogger – Sande Ramage writes: Gender bending priest dazzles Rachel Mann is quite a package. An elegant wordsmith, poet, theologian, philosopher, metal-head musician and internet savvy Church of England priest tweeting as @metalvicar. But before all that cosmopolitan chic took hold she used to be a bloke. Meet Nick, a wild living and self-indulgent […]
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Nov
Nov
Launch of ‘Dazzling Darkness’ by Rachel Mann. Manchester Cathedral. 06/11/2012 ‘Only three copies left!’ As the bookseller shouted this twenty minutes into the launch, I realized it was going to be a surprising and extraordinary night. For in truth, I’d expected this event to attract two or three dozen people at most. I’d feared that […]
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Apr
Apr
Rebuilding faith when bad stuff happens by Peter Longson What becomes of faith in God when bad stuff happens? How do we react when we realise that, for all its glories, this world can be a dark, dangerous and disappointing place? Peter Longson’s honest, unflinching exploration of the nature of evil and its consequences for […]
Readings and Meditations from the Iona Community ‘Living Letters of the Word’ will be published by Wild Goose in the first part of 2012. The book contains daily readings by Peter Macdonald, Alison Swinfen, Peter Millar, Nancy Cocks, Kathy Galloway, David McNeish, Jan Sutch Pickard, Pat Bennett, John Davies, Rosemary Power, Brian Woodcock, Donald Eadie, […]
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Dec
Dec
A 20-minute video chronicling my family’s trip to Iona in August 2009, and hopefully giving a good sense of who the community is and what it does. The video features music from the Iona Community.
I’m working on the last in the series of ‘This Is the Day’ books at the moment, entitled Living Letters of the Word. It contains reflections and meditations from over 60 Iona Community members, associates and friends – on work, worship, hospitality, prayer, action for justice and peace … I’ll post some pieces from the […]
Song Title : I am for youFirst Line : Before the world began, one Word was thereTune Name : Incarnation (WGRG)Published in : Heaven shall not waitAuthor : John L Bell and Graham MauleComposer : John L BellCopyright Ack: Words : Words © 1987 WGRG, Iona Community, Glasgow G2 3DH, ScotlandCopyright Ack: Music : Music […]
Song Title : Sing Hey for the CarpenterFirst Line : Come with me, come wander, come welcome the worldTune Name : Sing Hey (WGRG)Published in : Heaven shall not waitAuthor : John L Bell and Graham MauleComposer : John L BellCopyright Ack: Words : Words © 1987 WGRG, Iona Community, Glasgow G2 3DH, ScotlandCopyright Ack: […]