a lyrical manifesto for large-hearted living.
Walk through life
Beautiful more than anything
Stand in the sunlight
Walk through life
Love all the things
That make you strong,
be lovers, be anything
For
Sunday Pause for Thought – The Eleventh Sunday after Trinity
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The Eleventh Sunday after Trinity
Saying yes to Jesus leads straight into a practical role. Peter, the rock, signifies the church in its day-to-day life – its ultimate victory on behalf of God is sure. We are reminded in the Old Testament readings that the greatness of G
Lingering Ghosts and the challenges of Public Art
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For those of you who know Sarum College you will be aware that we have a long tradition of exhibiting Art. At the moment we are showing some arresting and disturbing portraits crafted by Sam Ivin (pictured above)
Sam Ivin is a photographer whose work focuses on s
Padre Addison VC and Sarum College
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It was a great pleasure and privilege yesterday for us to welcome guests to Sarum College to mark the centenary of the award of the Victoria Cross to one of our former students ( The Reverend William Addison )
William Addison
Sunday Pause for Thought – Tenth Sunday after Trinity 2017
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These lectionary resources were originally written for RSCM Sunday by Sunday magazine and are reprinted here with their permission.
For further information about their work do visit
Sunday by Sunday
https://www.rscm.com/music-and-resources/our-magazines/planning-wo
Sunday Pause for Thought : Ninth Sunday after Trinity 2017
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These lectionary resources were originally written for RSCM Sunday by Sunday magazine and are reprinted here with their permission.
For further information about their work do visit
https://www.rscm.com/music-and-resources/our-magazines/planning-worship/
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Confused Angry Anxious?
Why working with older people in care can be really difficult and what to do about it
Bo Hejlskov Elven, Charlotte Agger and Iben Ljungmann
Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2017 192pp ISBN: 9781785922152
Positive Communication
Activities to reduce is
God Curious & the Importance of Theology
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God Curious: Exploring Eternal Questions
Stephen Cherry
JKP 2017
Over 30 years ago I trained for Ministry alongside Stephen at Westcott House in Cambridge. There were three particular things that I remember about Stephen. The first was his reflective intelligence. The
A Cry of Absence ?
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A Cry of Absence
Reflections for the winter of the Heart
Martin E. Marty
W IPF 1983
This narrative emerges out of a particular experience, that of the death of the author’s wife, Elsa, from cancer. Marty narrates the life changing trauma at t
Embracing our Mortality ?
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Marion Carter
Helping children and adolescents think about death, dying and bereavement
Jessica Kingsley publishers 2016
£16.99
ISBN 9781785920110
Carlo Leget
Art of Living, Art of Dying
Jessica Kingsley publishers 2017
£14.99
ISBN 978178592
Understanding the Spiritual Shape of Older Age
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The Spiritual Dimension of Ageing
Elizabeth MacKinlay Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2017 £19.99
With a background in nursing and specialisation in gerontological nursing much of McKinley's focus over the past years has been on age and spirituality. Her pre
Sarum College Presentation Day 4th March 2017
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(my opening remarks at the Ceremony)
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all this morning to this ceremony for the presentation of academic awards for Sarum College. Thanks to
The Age of Potential
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An address given to the pupils and Staff of Bishop Wordsworth School
Salisbury Cathedral Shrove Tuesday 28th February 2017
I wonder what your perfect age is? What number would be your choice? Perhaps that number – your ideal age - uniquely individual as it will
Lent Books 2017
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Here is my wander through a number of Lent books offering you a little glimpse into some of what is available.
Justin Welby, Dethroning Mammon.
This short book well organised into six chapters and offers the possibility of a basis for lent study on the challenging questi
Relationship-Based Research in Social Work
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Relationship-Based Research in Social Work : Understanding Practice Research
Edited by Gillian Ruch and Ilse Julkunen
Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016,
I write this short notice after a brief look over the Sunday newspapers. Misunderstanding, disconnection, prejud
Living with Dementia :People rarely remember what we said but often don’t forget how we made them feel.
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First published in the Salisbury Journal 2 February 2017
At Sarum College we are interested in engaging with and reflecting on what makes for human flourishing.
You will have a sense of what it is that helps you to live what inspires your enthusiasm for life.
Bein
The Montgomery Trust
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Invite a Montgomery Lecturer to speak at your event
Through the Montgomery Trust you can invite nationally renowned lecturers in apologetics to speak at your event free of charge.
The Montgomery Trust was set up by Sir Alexander Montgomery to promote lectures ‘in explanat
Positive Psychology Approaches to Dementia
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Positive Psychology Approaches to Dementia
Edited by Chris Clarke and Emma Wolverson.
Paperback 2016, 288pp ISBN: 978-1-84905-610-6 £24.99
This is a surprising book in so far as it, at first glance, appears to be a technical collection of essays written by expert
T2
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T2 Trainspotting
A Saturday afternoon and a day off might not entirely be the right combination for a visit to screen three in the Salisbury Odeon to watch the new Trainspotting sequel.
The seats were filled and lager and popcorn sustained many of my neighbours during
Leadership Learning at Sarum College
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Learning for Leadership
“Real leadership is about getting alongside people and helping them achieve things themselves.”
The Revd Becky Roberts grew up in a church family in the Diocese, at St Mary’s, West Moors. She is now the vicar of Harnham in Salisbury.
“I w