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Category: Theology

Bethlehem beckons beyond Anxiety
Christmas

Bethlehem beckons beyond Anxiety

Posted on November 17, 2019November 17, 2019 by Sande Ramage

About this time every year my old friend Anxiety shows up as an obnoxious Christmas goblin. I swear it’s HER decorating shops for Christmas in…

Rocketman: reinventing redemption
Faith

Rocketman: reinventing redemption

Posted on July 14, 2019July 14, 2019 by Sande Ramage

Elton John’s moment of redemption arrives in Rocketman when he wraps his younger, abandoned and fragile self in a loving embrace. Integration of a fragmented…

The Rite of Steps: A Prayer
Creative Arts

The Rite of Steps: A Prayer

Posted on June 24, 2019October 15, 2019 by Sande Ramage

When people tell me they’re not religious, I’m always interested in what they mean, exactly. Once the conversation unfolds, what I often find is that…

Regret: a prayer
Creative Arts

Regret: a prayer

Posted on June 15, 2019June 15, 2019 by Sande Ramage

Prayer is a strange and fascinating process. Probably not the same for you as it is for me. Everyone has their own way and ideas…

Imagine Easter unplugged
Art

Imagine Easter unplugged

Posted on May 15, 2019October 15, 2019 by Sande Ramage

A resounding hallelujah ended the Easter singing marathon I’d promised myself. As I staggered out exhausted into the night, I was musing over what had…

Compassion

Aotearoa’s love can overcome hate

Posted on March 16, 2019March 16, 2019 by Sande Ramage

People remember where they were when Martin Luther King and John Kennedy were shot. From here on in, Kiwis will know where they were on the 15th March 2019.…

Dump mansplaining Godde this Christmas
Christmas

Dump mansplaining Godde this Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2018December 24, 2018 by Sande Ramage

You’ve got to hand it to the blokes in the church, for their ability to keep mansplaining Godde for our own good. Recently, the Archbishop of…

No God without Godde
Church

No God without Godde

Posted on November 18, 2018November 18, 2018 by Sande Ramage

Standing up to speak I felt tentative, but it wasn’t the slight stomach turning before a speaking gig or worry about whether the technological wizardry…

What is spirituality?
Faith

What is spirituality?

Posted on November 17, 2018November 17, 2019 by Sande Ramage

Spirituality may include (a search for) one’s ultimate beliefs and values; a sense of meaning and a purpose in life; a sense of connectedness; identity…

Rethinking organisational capture, collusion and reciprocity
Compassion

Rethinking organisational capture, collusion and reciprocity

Posted on September 23, 2018September 26, 2018 by Sande Ramage

I have a dream that spirituality and soulfulness can be creatively reimagined for our time through inspirational workplaces that take meaning making, compassion and connectedness…

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