HeyJared"'Listening to the Essence of Things': Musings on Life"
What's it all about? Reflections and conversations about language and meaning, asking how we might weave new possibilities of perseverance and hope through the poetics of everyday life.
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The Nativity of the Virgin Mary (opens the original)
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Catholic and Orthodox churches celebrate the Nativity of the Virgin Mary (the Theotokos) today, 8th September. Last Sunday, I was invited to do a short reflection on the significance of Mary’s birth in the beautiful church of St Mary’s Church East Guldeford, consecrated in 1505, which is near our home in Camber. The church has neither electricity nor running water, but stands alone in the fields of Romney Marsh, surrounded by sheep, its quiet graveyard slumbering in the dappled shade of trees an
Surrogacy and Child Protection (opens the original)
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This is a hastily written post. I would normally write it as a Facebook post, but I want to include links to several sources and it’s easier to do that in a Substack post. So please forgive that I’m writing with a sense of urgency, and without the attention I usually pay to editing and fine-tuning my Substack posts. I realize those looking to take offence will be offended. This evening, the House of Commons will debate a petition organised by social media influencer and fashion designer Adam Fri
'I Could Have Loved My Innocence' (Tracey Emin) (opens the original)
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I wrote this post shortly after visiting the Tracey Emin exhibition at Tate Modern in May. I wasn’t sure whether to publish it, so it has been languishing in my Drafts folder. However, the exhibition finishes on 31st August, so I decided I should go ahead and share an updated version before then, despite my inhibitions. Subscribe nowA Dark GiftThis reflection is thanksgiving for a dark gift of personal awakeni
Jason Arday: A Brilliant Life Destroyed by the Mediocrity of Others (opens the original)
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Subscribe now… I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can only rest for a moment, for with freedom come responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long
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