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This is the ‘Real Me’ |
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Images and reflections of an artist and a pastor. This is the ‘Real Me’. February 3, 2014. I imagine that most have, at some time, stood on a crowded pavement watching a living statue’ to see if we can spot any movement. Is there life? Is it a real person? Where do they live? Is it a gift? Do they get bored? How long does it take to wash the paint off? Has their Mum suggested they get a ‘proper job’? In the setting of a care home it is all too easy for visitors to see the ‘drowsy old person’ ...You are c...
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Life is not fatal ! |
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Images and reflections of an artist and a pastor. Life is not fatal! August 2, 2015. Henri Nouwen explains this in quite traditional Christian language:. Jesus Takes Away Fatality. 8211; from Henri Nouwen’s Bread for the Journey. Death, where is your sting? 8221; (1 Corinthians 15:54). Jesus has taken away the fatality of our existence and given our lives eternal value. God’s promise of an everlasting relationship with him is of significance now as well as then. Life is not fatal! Enter your comment here.
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Can the Church link to what people do on a Sunday? |
https://markfisher.me.uk/2015/05/24/can-the-church-link-to-what-people-do-on-a-sunday
Images and reflections of an artist and a pastor. Can the Church link to what people do on a Sunday? May 24, 2015. A holiday Sunday found me in Warwick to discover a Food Fayre taking place. Crepes to buffalo burgers, Thai to cupcakes, artisan bread to pulled lamb baps and much else all served to indicate how interdependent we are around our world for the basics for living. The briefest reflection in people’s minds becomes a moment of worship! Category : Christian Faith. What are we called to? One though...
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Voicing grief … Stations of the Cross and London bombings |
https://markfisher.me.uk/2015/07/07/voicing-grief-stations-of-the-cross-and-london-bombings
Images and reflections of an artist and a pastor. Voicing grief … Stations of the Cross and London bombings. July 7, 2015. Wood sculpture of the Crucifixion in St Asaph Cathedral. Leading up to the tenth anniversary of the London bombings on 7/7 in 2005 I returned to my reflections of 2009 ( read here. Last night Judy and I watched, rather tearfully, ‘A Song for Jenny’, a dramatisation of the experience of one victim’s family. A number of things stay with me:. Faith also had a significant part, despite t...
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The mist of time |
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Images and reflections of an artist and a pastor. The mist of time. February 3, 2014. Southwold Pier in the mist. A Suffolk summer holiday meant a visit to Southwold and a stroll along the pier. This has been greatly refurbished to recreate the attractions of old – the seats in windbreakers, the cafes and shops, and the penny arcade (this one is rather quirky, and it requires old pennies to operate the games). Click to email (Opens in new window). Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Address never ma...
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What are we called to? |
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Images and reflections of an artist and a pastor. What are we called to? June 4, 2015. In the Vegetable garden at Baddesley Clinton. This jovial fellow decorates the vegetable garden at Baddesley Clinton (a NT property) and easily catches the eye. The bright colours, the flower in the hat, the broad smile and the open welcoming arms all carry a clear message – but it is hardly the ‘clear off! 8217; that scarecrows are supposed to say. So, what might this mean for you who are reading this? Notify me of ne...
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A Fresh start in the Circle of Life |
https://markfisher.me.uk/2014/09/22/a-fresh-start-in-the-circle-of-life
Images and reflections of an artist and a pastor. A Fresh start in the Circle of Life. September 22, 2014. Baptism is the mark of grasping this God-given opportunity. The water indicates a washing away of the past and, while human nature might easily draw us back into the cycle of ‘what goes around comes around’, Baptism is also about openness to the Holy Spirit, the power of God within to overcome our natural inclinations. Click to email (Opens in new window). Share on Facebook (Opens in new window).
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Birth – experience of life and God |
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Images and reflections of an artist and a pastor. Birth – experience of life and God. November 8, 2014. Edward at one day old. Edward was born on 5th November 2014 and has been melting hearts from the outset. It is impossible not to be moved by such an event, but of course it touches each person in a different way, depending on the relationship etc. Following a pattern of considering different perspectives, the notes offered below begin to explore the viewpoints of me, you and God. Enter your comment here.
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Get a handle on this …. |
https://markfisher.me.uk/2014/02/03/get-a-handle-on-this
Images and reflections of an artist and a pastor. Get a handle on this …. February 3, 2014. I recall my youthful bemusement when persuaded to view abstract works of art on school trips to the Tate Gallery. “Anyone could do that” is perhaps the most common response, but they don’t! 8220;What is it meant to be? 8221; is the next response, assuming that all art should represent something recognisable. What then of Jesus, the man who shared our experience in order that God be made real within it? The photogr...
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Perspectives |
https://markfisher.me.uk/2014/09/22/perspectives
Images and reflections of an artist and a pastor. September 22, 2014. A chance encounter at the Bloomsbury Festival some years ago encourages some reflection on perspectives. The size bit is obvious. I can’t imagine what the toddler thought of this encounter, when I am sure ordinary sized adults seem large enough! The matter of age or generation is also illustrated. Here is another aspect of human relationships where understanding between one and another often seems impossible. It might be descri...The o...
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