Having been in lockdown for what seems like forever now, I was wanting to create something which brought together people from across the world in a common act of Christian worship. It seemed there was a plethora of online church services where people could sit in front of their screens and look at what was … More A Forest Church Full Moon Ritual
Come, all you no hopers,
You jokers and rogues
We’re on the road to nowhere,
Let’s find out where it goes
It might be a ladder to the stars, who knows
Come, all you no hopers,
You jokers and rogues. … More Come all you No Hopers, you Jokers and Rogues!!!
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
Having written this for a group I facilitated over four years ago, called “East Midlands Forest Church”, I have deepened my understanding of the nature of the work of Jesus Christ on the Cross and in the Resurrection, enlarging the once highly anthropocentric vision I had into a fully Cosmic understanding of the restoration of … More A Deep Green Christian’s Eucharist / Communion Liturgy
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
It’s coming up to that time of the year when traditionally alcoholic beverages are consumed more. In the past, certain types of Christians have shunned alcohol for a variety of reasons, some personal, others due to the effects that its abuse were having on society at the time. Even today, some branches of Christianity will … More Wine – The Cheering Gift from The Maker
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
“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
Herne the Hunter came onto my radar as a young schoolboy when, sat in front of the telly on a Saturday tea time, I watched Robin of Sherwood back in the 1980s. Here, Robin, Marion and the villagers prepared to meet the mysterious spiritual protector Herne deep in the woods and pay homage to him … More Jesus and the Green Man – Part 2 of 6: Herne
God of Green Hope 