Reignite

I feel that a lot of the "stuckness" we're in around the climate comes from a disconnection from our bodies and our feelings. As people, and as a society, we're in a state of denial and disconnection from the truth we feel with our bodies.  That's one reason why I've set up Cardiff Climate Cafe, as space to allow us to be with feelings, and to know we're not alone in those feelings. We have each other and our feelings are real, whatever they are. I want folks to support each other as a way to deal with the work we have to do, and to help create the emotional-level shift that we need in society. I'm going to be running this once a month for the next four months, starting 11am Saturday 27th January 2024, at the Cwtch space by the bar, Chapter Arts Centre. Please come by! Are you feeling isolated? Angry? Numb? Burnt out? Despairing? Determined? Depressed? Guilty? The climate café is a free space to gather and share our feelings in a non-judgmental atmosph

Just a reminder that you can hear my reflections on my podcast " Seeking Paradise " that comes out about once a month.  You can access it through the link above to podbean, or get it by searching for "Seeking Paradise" on Apple podcasts or Spotify. 

An Open Letter from Palestinian Christians “Learn to do right; seek justice; defend the oppressed” (Isa 1:17). We, at the undersigned Palestinian Christian institutions and grassroots movements, grieve and lament the renewed cycle of violence in our land. As we were about to publish this open letter, some of us lost dear friends and family members in the atrocious Israeli bombardment of innocent civilians on October 19, 2023, Christians included, who were taking refuge in the historical Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius in Gaza. Words fail to express our shock and horror with regard to the on-going war in our land. We deeply mourn the death and suffering of all people because it is our firm conviction that all humans are made in God’s image. We are also profoundly troubled when the name of God is invoked to promote violence and religious national ideologies. Further, we watch with horror the way many western Christians are offering unwavering support to Israel’s war against the

 

 Gratitude and Prayer - an audio reflection