It’s fast coming up to that time of the year again when the shops are lined with all sorts of plastic and sugary spookiness and the TV listings are populated with a variety of horror films all vying for our money and attention. The Church in the West typically responds with a “Do Not Touch” … More Halloween – Edgy Church Resources for Teenagers and Adults
Halloween’s a time which is often shunned by Christians due to its alleged historic connections with evil. I’ve written extensively on this in the past, exploring the Christian myths (click here) which have arisen due to false information that they’ve been exposed to. As Halloween / All Hallows (Saints) & All Souls is a time of … More A Christian Halloween Ritual
“Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father.” John 14:12 (NRSV) Initial Cautionary Note: This material is written for those who would claim to have, or are exploring Jesus … More The Psychic Jesus – Part One: Introduction
During British Science Week, the moon was drawn down into Leicester Cathedral. Well, at least a 7m diameter scale model of it was, with hi-res mosaic images mapped to a 1cm = 5km scale. Hanging from the ceiling in the nave, she was truly remarkable to behold, especially standing under her looking up. It was … More The Museum of the Moon at Leicester Cathedral
Late last month, I arose early to see the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter just before sunrise. Surprisingly, the “celestial observation shield”, otherwise known as clouds, were not present and the wondrous sight of these two bright lights shining above the horizon made me think of a similar, but even more spectacular set of conjunctions … More The Deep Green Christian’s Advent
The Wheel of the Year has brought us to a time of balance, the Autumn Equinox – that tipping point in the year where light and darkness are of equal length across the world, where daylight rapidly shortens and darkness reaches out and extends her grip across the northern hemisphere. It is a time where … More The Deep Green Christian’s Autumn Equinox
Around this time of the year, I find a lot of Christians getting all hot under the collar about whether they should choose to celebrate Halloween, or not. Often the arguments boil down to the perceived association of the day with all that is evil, and that Christians should not put on the appearance of … More Halloween – Sifting Historical Facts vs “Christian” Myths
“Those who have ears to hear, listen to the words I now say. Those who have eyes to see, watch as this story unfolds.” In Eternity Past Before the beginning of space-time, dwelling in eternal halls was Elohim, the Eternal Three-in-One, known on earth from ancient times as Yahweh and in later times as … More Song 1: A Song of Creation
“The Horned One” is the translation for the only single inscription we have of this particular Green Man character. Found on the Celtic Gundestrup Cauldron and widespread on other engravings, this antlered figure is thought by some to be an important god of the continental Celts, or even the most important god by some commentators. … More Jesus and the Green Man – Part 4 of 6: Cernunnos
“Deep in the heart of England there lives a legend” as the early 2000s BBC series would tell us. Using our two scopes, what can we first say empirically about Robin Hood? The legend of Robin Hood, Marion, the Merry Men and the Sheriff of Nottingham is a narrative that has endured since before the … More Jesus and the Green Man – Part 3 of 6: Robin Hood
God of Green Hope 