The theme for this year’s Fairtrade Fortnight is “Sit down for breakfast and stand up for farmers.” “BEFORE YOU FINISH EATING BREAKFAST IN THE MORNING, YOU’VE DEPENDED ON MORE THAN HALF THE WORLD.” Martin Luther King. But what didn’t he say? THERE ARE TIMES OF THE YEAR WHEN MANY PEOPLE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WHO GROW… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Band stand
The Wonder of the Periodic Table.
On a very mild and dry Sunday morning Third Space met as usual at the Bandstand in the park in Matlock. The topic for our worship was the Periodic Table of the Elements. Most people I think will have a sense of wonder and awe at the scale and beauty of the Universe, and a feeling… Read more »
Last Stand at the Bandstand
This was our last Third Space of 2015and we each brought a piece of poetry, prose or thought to encouage each other. Barbara brought christmas crackers which included the obligatory awful jokes, but also contained wonderful blessings. Jon brought “We Dance Wild” : We dance. We dance wild. Not a two step, structured repetition…. Read more »
Rooted and Grounded
Autumn colours and mists pervaded the park as we met this week. We were really aware of the change in the season. As Wend had said she felt more connected with the earth by meeting outside I thought we should continue what we started discussing on Wednesday evening in Moca – Ian Adams “Reconnecting with the Earth”… Read more »
A pilgrimage, an apple and a hazlenut
This morning was based on a number of things buzzing around my head in recent times. On Wednesday, Julie inspired us with images and stories and musings on her journey to Santiago de Compostella and I was left, particularly, with her words ‘My faith wasn’t fit for purpose’ and the quote from C S… Read more »
The Selfie
Easy access to mobile phones and the internet has ushered in the age of The Selfie which requires us to take a picture of ourselves and post it on social media. There are differing perspectives on the value of recording our lives through Selfies. Ai Wei Wei, the gifted dissident chinese artist is having a… Read more »
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