open.substack.com/pub/newcastl... Jesus’ display of power [with poor people] seems absurd to us ...Yet absurdity might very well be the currency of our faith.

Rowan Williams asks the key (lethal) question: "Who specifically wants this?" And by "this" I think he means.... [gestures at the things] www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

It was good to be at @newcastlecathedral.bsky.social and break bread across faiths!

#struggle #hope #sacredstories open.substack.com/pub/newcastl...

“Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are.” ― Augustine of Hippo

'Our world is so filled with violence that we have to stop it in its tracks.' open.substack.com/pub/newcastl...

www.nytimes.com/interactive/... God is greater! An inspiring story.

‘If God is love, what does love look like? Feel like? How much of it is the emotional energy we feel toward another person with whom we ‘fall in love’? How much of it is how we treat each other? And how much of it is woven into the fabric of the lives we lead? open.substack.com/pub/newcastl...

A new exhibition opens at Hatton Gallery Newcastle 1st Feb - 'Sustainable Clay'. Industrial production of ceramics once thrived in the North East. Artists are taking an experimental approach to using clay/sustainability. hattongallery.org.uk 📷 Cumbrian Blue(s), Sellafield No:9, 5/5. Paul Scott.

What does the kingdom of heaven look like? Perhaps it is to know you have ‘enough.’ open.substack.com/pub/newcastl...

Exclusive: Gen Z much less likely to say they are atheist than their parents or grandparents And much more likely to identify as 'spiritual' But not necessarily more likely to follow a religion Middle-aged Gen Xers are most irreligious, study finds ⬇️ www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

Bit blowy.

Seems like the right day to start this. #booksky app.thestorygraph.com/books/0385c0...

'When our churches become the places where sacred stories are not just told, but participated in; where vulnerable adults and children can be fully participant in the life of a holy community; ... then we are letting Jesus make us into what he is, really real...' open.substack.com/pub/newcastl...