The disappointing terrorist attack of 9/11 was clearly not a blessing in disguise. Evil got its way and many people were very badly physically and emotionally hurt. Nor in any conceivable way can many a disappointing setback be described as a piece of good fortune even if tiny morsels of something positive might be salvaged … Continue reading Disappointment: a blessing in disguise?
Month: February 2015
Revelation!
A workshop using the recently published Apocalypse Card Set. · Enter the exciting world of the biblical Apocalypse. · Discover the mysteries revealed in the breaking open of the seal of the Book of Life. · Ride the winds of change with the four horsemen, and rejoice in the collapse of the evil city Babylon. … Continue reading Revelation!
Bible images – How to understand?
Sacred writing is full of story, parable, prophetic vision and poetry, much of which is rich in imagery expressing, many would say, a sublime message. For example would you accept that the creation legend and its Bible images about the world being made in seven days is really allegory and not meant to be taken … Continue reading Bible images – How to understand?
Hope – But what to pin it on?
Turn on the television news, look at your bank statement, listen to your friend’s woes. Faced with the basic problems of living who hasn’t despaired of things ever turning out okay? How are you to be delivered from all that is going wrong with the world – the hate and violence, crime, stress, family breakdown, … Continue reading Hope – But what to pin it on?