2023
Celtic Christian Doctrines That Guide Our Triune Faith
In 563 AD St. Columba arrived on the island of Iona located just off the Isle of Mull on the West Coast of Scotland. There he built his first Celtic church and established a monastic community. Once the Iona Abbey was erected, the Irish monk set about converting most of pagan Scotland and northern England to the Christian faith.
2023
What does dignity mean?
In August 2021 a film was released titled Respect. The movie chronicles the ascent of American recording superstar Aretha Franklin’s journey from a young child singing in her father’s church to international fame. The film’s title comes from a song written by Otis Redding, and later popularized by the late great ‘Queen of Soul’. The song’s lyrics ask two questions that are relevant to our topic.
2023
Everyone Should Have a Stake in It
What follows is a parable I use at Bridging that was recently published in The Coracle, the magazine of the Iona Community. Imagine that you are the largest cattle rancher in the state of Texas. Your daughter has been in California for the past two years, attending the University of California, Berkeley.