@ 2.00, Glasgow Central Station (then taking 2.04pm to Milngavie, arriving 2.30pm. Walking the West Highland Way into Murdock Park. Then to Costa Coffee, Milngavie, approx 4.30pm. Then 5.41pm train back to Glasgow, arriving 6.04pm. Come walk and/ or talk around a subversive tale featuring Sarah, Sodom and salt
Biblical blethers on the hoof! Come walk and/or talk by the sea, pondering some seaside events that ‘bookend’ the gospels. Advance reading of Matthew 4:18-22 and John 21:1-19 recommended but not essential! Join Jo Love at any point as follows: Glasgow Central 1pm train to Prestwick. Links Road car
In this retreat, we will look at the world God made, as well as exploring the fault lines in human lives. The Scriptures (especially Genesis, the Psalms and the Miracles) will be our guides, as well as our shared experience and wisdom. Led by John Bell. Tweet !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s),p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');
John Bell gives a lecture on 'The Faces of God' for Wychwood Circle, an open forum for discussing philosophy, theology, ethics and spirituality.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has had to be deferred by John. News on the rescheduled date will appear asap. For some people the Bible is a book of problems which only ordained people can solve. For others it is full of contradictions and is at odds with science. Other people still remember it
Holy City's Biblical blethers on the hoof move into May, with Jo Love as guide, walking an intriguing route and conversing about a the one and only biblical character, Job ... along the Greenock Cut trail.
The Song Of Songs in 60 minutes in a liturgical installation. Hosted by Wild Goose Resource Group and Nitekirk.
The final Root 66 in Holy City's 2015-16 'The Gap' season and your last chance for a while for some biblical blethers on the hoof.
A liturgy led by Wild Goose Resource Group and Holy City that focuses on the history of wall-building and the struggles for land and identity in Israel and Palestine over the course of three millennia.
A Book Group on Learning from the experiences of churchless Christians
A short 2-week series to read and discuss excerpts of the recent book, ‘The Invisible Church’ by Steve Aisthorpe (a Mission Development Worker for the Church of Scotland and is based in the Highlands). The book explores the realities behind the statistics of apparent church decline and suggests an explanation of some of the processes at work, informed by reflection on scripture. Enabled by Jo Love of the Wild Goose Resource Group.
A series of faith explorations on the rescuing of Jesus today. Saving Jesus is a 12-session DVD-based small group exploration of a credible Jesus for the third millennium. Led by Jo Love, Graham Maule and others.
Biblical blethers on the hoof Root 66 returns, courtesy of Jo Love, for yer healthy and holy delectation. Today's theme will be 'God, us and the environment'. Psalm 104 is an evocative celebration of God’s relationship with creation. As we approach Lent, we will meditate on this psalm and ask how we might honour the
Unfortunately, due to low booking, this event has regretfully been cancelled. A short, afternoon urban retreat for those who wish to reflect in the midst of the season. Following our successful Advent urban retreat in December (Entertaining Advent), this is a second opportunity to take time to focus on the stories, practices and prayerful challenges
POSTPONED - more info to follow John L. Bell delivers a public lecture as part of a series at Leeds Trinity University.
Biblical blethers on the hoof Root 66 continues on Sunday 26th March Acts 13-15:35 give us snapshots of Paul’s first missionary journey. Sailings, sermons, miracles, riots, divided opinions and brutal assaults, what thoughts and questions do these raise for us? Is this still how the Spirit blows through human lives? After last month’s overly wild
Easter in the City is a 2 part-series, which offers an opportunity to enter into and reflect upon some of the events of the last hours of Jesus' life. Tonight, on Maundy Thursday, we focus on the events and emotions that Jesus and his disciples experienced in the upper room where they shared the Last
Easter in the City is a 2 part-series, which offers an opportunity to enter into and reflect upon some of the events of the last hours of Jesus' life. This afternoon, on Good Friday, we focus on the events leading up to Jesus' execution by the Roman authorities. Through readings, prayers, symbolic action, song and
John L. Bell opens up stories of little known Biblical characters, which might challenge presumptions, and encourage our discipleship. Traditionally we have encouraged children to ‘Dare to be a Daniel’ or a Samson, David or even a Moses, through songs and bible story books. We are not so quick to encourage children to dare to
Biblical blethers on the hoof Root 66 continues on Sunday 7th May @ 3.00-5.30pm, at Seven Lochs Wetland Park on the east side of Glasgow. According to the tale of human origins related in Genesis 4, family life got off to a bad start and a murderous brother was banished to a land called 'Wandering' in the
For many people today, the Bible is not so much a closed book as an unopened book. For several years, John L. Bell and his colleagues have been enabling lay people as well as clergy to make friends with the Bible, and discover it more as a family album than an academic textbook. In this
For some people the Bible is a book of problems which only ordained people can solve. For others it is full of contradictions and is at odds with science. Other people still remember it from their childhood but have not looked at it much since. This workshop led by John L. Bell looks at the
Biblical blethers on the hoof XXXX Ayr shorefront or River Ayr via Auchincruive to Annbank - 3pm start. Details Cost: Free (tho’ donations welcomed) Booking / RSVP: If you can, please let us know if you’re coming (see the bottom of this page, under Venue details) or email us: weewonderbox@wildgoose.scot Venue: TBC To receive
A week with the Wild Goose Resource Group on Iona For many people in churches, change is a no-go area, a source of stress and the cause of major disagreement.Yet change is the central dynamic of the Christian faith: Jesus both changes people and in the resurrection moves from being a corpse to a living
Each week between September 2017 and June 2018, weeWONDERBOX offers a weekly Iona Community & Wild Goose liturgy.
A time to still your body, mind and soul, be affirmed and comforted as well as challenged. Participative worship which uses unaccompanied song, music, conversation and simple symbolic action to explore how the Word, our experience and lives intersect.
Each liturgy is led variously by the Iona Community Programme Team, the Wild Goose Resource Group, Iona Community members, associates or friends.
Danish / Scottish conversations on Liturgy Monday 18 – Wednesday 20 September 2017 Denmark is a predominantly Lutheran nation, Scotland, a predominantly Calvinist one, in terms of their respective Christian heritage. There are distinctive spiritual streams, but each in practice, incorporates other significant influences. So in this year, marking 500 years since the Reformation, a
A service of prayers for healing and laying on of hands
On the last Wednesday of each month between September 2017 and June 2018, weeWONDERBOX offers a monthly liturgy that consists of prayer and action for healing, hope and well-being.
A monthly workshop course on music – its purpose and potential, how to use it imaginatively in congregations and much more.
Led by John L. Bell, Jane Bentley & Carol McArthur.
The course is open to all who are interested in the potential of music in the church – its importance in worship, pastoral work, and spirituality. Each evening is self-contained, so that participants may come for the whole course or specific evenings.
Some people say that men are from Mars and women are from Venus - but how can we learn to live together on planet Earth? John L. Bell opens the ‘Pandora’s Box’ of the Bible to discover surprises, contradictions and enlightenment and to engage us in a conversation about gender and sexuality that’s less about
John L. Bell speaks at a meeting of 'Exploring Faith: Reimagining Church in the 21st-22nd Century'. This lecture has been arranged through the Montgomery Trust
Biblical blethers on the hoof “Fire Works” ... well, does it?! Come and walk as we explore some well-known and less well-known Biblical tales featuring fire. A preparatory challenge - have a look for the one that intrigues you most! We'll be visiting Baidlandhill, Dalry. Meet at Cross, Dalry town centre @ 2.30pm. Train from
An eight-session DVD-based study series on overcoming the Church’s biblical betrayal of its non-violent God. Tuesdays @ 7.00-9.00pm; 7 Nov / 14 Nov / 21 Nov / 28 Nov / 9 Jan / 16 Jan / 23 Jan / 30 Jan.
Some see the Bible as a book of problems, others a book of answers; some can hardly scan a line without being reminded of the voice of their childhood priest or pastor; others never open it, but keep it handy just in case; and for some others, it is seen as a book which can best be opened
Looking at the gospel stories through the stories of three women: Mary of Bethany, Mary of Nazareth, Mary of Magdala The three Marys have been characters upon whom Christianity has long hung archetypes: Virgin, Bossy, Prostitute. During this urban retreat, Pádraig Ó Tuama will help us explore the stories of these extraordinary women in the
For many lay people in the West, the Bible is a book which needs to be opened by a priest or pastor... as if God only spoke to those who were ordained. Yet for most of human history and for most people in the world today, the Bible was not a book, but a family
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