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, […]
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 : Here am IFirst Line : In the warmth of the womb I met youTune Name : Traveller (WGRG)Published in : Heaven shall not waitAuthor : John L Bell and Graham MauleComposer : John L BellCopyright Ack: Words : Words © 1987, 2002 WGRG, Iona Community, Glasgow G2 3DH, ScotlandCopyright Ack: Music : […]
Song Title : AsikhataliFirst Line : Asikhatali noma si boshwaPublished in : Freedom is comingCopyright Ack: Music : Arrangement © 1990 WGRG, Iona Community, Glasgow G2 3DH, ScotlandTheme : Hope, Adversity, ProtestView products using this copyright
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 : Lo, I am with youFirst Line : Lo, I am with you to the end of the worldTune Name : Presence (WGRG)Published in : Enemy of apathy,There is one among usAuthor : John L Bell and Graham MauleComposer : John L BellCopyright Ack: Words : Paraphrase © 1988, 1998 WGRG, Iona Community, […]
Song Title : Contemporary ReproachesFirst Line : I walked through the lonely streetsTune Name : Reproaches (WGRG)Published in : Enemy of apathyAuthor : John L Bell and Graham MauleComposer : John L BellCopyright Ack: Words : Words © 1988 WGRG, Iona Community, Glasgow G2 3DH, Scotland.Copyright Ack: Music : Music © 1988 WGRG, Iona Community, […]
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: […]