Richardl

LATEST ARTICLES ( 623 )

• Bible and Bible

  

  A Heinz view of outreach‘Yesterday I preached a distinctly average sermon. It was delivered at a pace which many found hard to follow and at times it made the... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Chocolate Box Theology

  

  Moltmann and the imaginationWhen I was studying theology at the University of St Andrews from 1982-88, one of my set texts was Jurgen Moltmann’s The Crucified... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Birgitte Meets Buck

  

  Reflections on The BibleLast night, whilst many of my fellow Christians were watching the first part of The Bible on Channel 5, I was watching a tense Danish... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Jer Think?

  

  Reflecting on Catalyst LiveThe answer to the question above is that often we don’t. Not only that, but if we do, our thinking tends to be pragmatic, in that it... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• More Precious Than Print

  

  The value of a bookYesterday the BBC published an article concerning one of America’s great literary treasures: a Bay Psalm Book. Originally printed in 1640,... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Of Scissors and Supermarkets

  

  A surprise engagementJust to the right of my desk is a pair of wallpaper scissors spray-painted gold. Held between their blades is a short length of pale... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Trouble in Store?

  

  My moment with the puppetsA few moments ago I was writing to a friend about how much I value my work with the local community. Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• A Little Owl…

  

  …prepares to take flightThere’s a scene in Aardman Animation’s ‘Chicken Run’ where the chickens finally escape over the wire in a giant wooden bird powered by... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Make Mine an Irony…

  ...and easy on the conscienceI know it is a wild premise, but just suppose that there were a globally succesful trilogy of young adult books on the topic of... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• A Miracle for #littleowl

  

  Can you do something amazing in time for Christmas?This is a story. In fact, it is the story of a story. It might even be the story of a story of a story. Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Christmas Doors of Teddington (3)

  

  The fun begins…On November 28th, just as the lights go on in Teddington, all 24 Christmas Doors will be revealed. Each is exquisitely crafted by Le Toy Van,... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• On Sponsoring Christmas

  

  Holidays are coming…I know its very shallow of me, but every time I see the first screening of the Coca Cola ‘holidays are coming‘ advert, a little shiver of... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• An Absence of Words

  

  On falling silentI spent yesterday, along with some 570 other people, at the Christian New Media Conference. It was stimulating, challenging and exhausting in... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Speaker’s Syndrome

  

  Confessions of a preacher…As an author, occasional broadcaster and regular preacher – I cannot claim to be shy. In fact, I genuinely love to use the gifts of... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Christmas Doors of Teddington (2)

  

  Where do ideas come from?Ideas can be elusive things.  They pop their heads up over the parapet, play peek-a-boo at your quietest moments, and sometimes drum... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Let Us Bray

  

  A narrative by Balaam’s assWhen my new little book on Jonah came out earlier this week, a budding narrative preacher was kind enough to describe it like this:... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Scrimshaw’s Last Post

  

  Book swims to the surfaceThose of you who have followed the progress of the Scrimshaw group will know that it has not been an altogether easy road. Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Christmas Doors of Teddington (1)

  

  Where does it lead?Even a cursory read of children’s fiction will reveal that we are fascinated by doors.  Where do they lead? What lies behind? Who shut them... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Curmudgeon Or Concerned?

  

  Confusions over HalloweenI have been away for a few days, and on my return I find that some magic has swept through the town where I live, leaving in its wake... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• It’s Not Me It My Algorithm

  

  Insidious sexism in the search boxA few minutes ago I read an article on mashable about sexism in Google searches. Having noted the autocomplete results In... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY