Steph's Adventures

In the midst  Of a world of darkness Where the news carries anger and pain This is joy: The fragile song Of a spirit that dares...

Perhaps I should leave the dust to settle on this week for a little longer before I write this post, and I am sure there will be further ref...

As you probably know, we live in a church in city centre Birmingham. It is, in many ways, a strange place to live: our nearest neighbours a...

 "The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. For those who live in a land of deep darkness, a light w...

So on a related theme to my previous post, I think I have found the one place in which this language of violence I speak of seems not to be ...

It was a hymn we sung in church, a few weeks ago now, which reminded me I wanted to write a post on this subject ... although it is a theme ...

Anyone who reads this blog can be in no doubt that I love Taize. It is a place from where I have drawn new life and which has helped shape ...

Personally I like words (I think you know that right?!) but I also know that images are hugely important. We are bombarded with them and the...

"Trees are poems the earth writes upon the sky"  (Khalil Gibran)

For me it is this time of year, much more than December / January which marks the end of the old year and start of the new. This is when I ...

There are some wonderful authors with immense talent and an amazing command of the English language: but if the magic of stories is in the ...

It is coming up to three years since we moved to Birmingham. At the time it was a leap into the unknown, with question marks over almost eve...

I am sad. I am sad for those who have experienced the challenges but not known the benefits of intercultural exchange and immigration. Fo...

My engagement with questions of Christian ecumenism has been a hugely significant part of my faith journey for many years, but it is, I rece...

I would imagine it will come as no surprise to any one who knows me that in the referendum on June 23rd I will be voting to stay in Europe. ...

Compared to many, I am not particularly attached to my mobile phone; but even though the one I use is old and battered, I know I would not ...

I haven't written any poetry for a while ... certainly nothing that has even got close to what could be described as finished.  But...

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Yesterday Daniel Berrigan: priest, poet, protester and peacemaker died just short of his 95th birthday. He may not have had the media presen...

It's been a while since I posted anything at all on here; although there are a few half written posts slowly going out of date on the un...

Regular readers of this blog will know this is not the first time I have walked Northern Leg of Student Cross, a walking pilgrimage during ...