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Paperback. Condizione: New. Sing But Keep On Walking moves between the islands of Mull and Iona and the hills of the West Bank and Jerusalem: places 'on the edge'. And, like in Palestine two thousand years ago, that's where God comes to us, in human form, as living Word, as light out of darkness.Some images recur - like flocks of migrating birds or flowing water, like stories of people who work with their hands: sculptors, a carpenter, a baker. Real people, whose lives are celebrated.'I'm writing amid political chaos and climate crisis,' says Jan, 'with no easy answers . But we can speak truth to power, walk side by side, sing justice. We can live an alternative.'O God, you challenge us to pilgrimage,and you walk with us on those journeys we did not choose.Keep us singing: with joy, with courage, with hope.AmenJan Sutch Pickard is a storyteller and poet living on the Isle of Mull. She is a former Warden of Iona Abbey, and volunteered with the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme, serving on different occasions in two West Bank villages.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Sing But Keep On Walking moves between the islands of Mull and Iona and the hills of the West Bank and Jerusalem: places 'on the edge'. And, like in Palestine two thousand years ago, that's where God comes to us, in human form, as living Word, as light out of darkness.Some images recur - like flocks of migrating birds or flowing water, like stories of people who work with their hands: sculptors, a carpenter, a baker. Real people, whose lives are celebrated.'I'm writing amid political chaos and climate crisis,' says Jan, 'with no easy answers . But we can speak truth to power, walk side by side, sing justice. We can live an alternative.'O God, you challenge us to pilgrimage,and you walk with us on those journeys we did not choose.Keep us singing: with joy, with courage, with hope.AmenJan Sutch Pickard is a storyteller and poet living on the Isle of Mull. She is a former Warden of Iona Abbey, and volunteered with the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme, serving on different occasions in two West Bank villages.…

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Paperback. Condizione: New. With these poems and meditations Bonnie B. Thurston continues her unsentimental journey through darkness towards light. Following the steep ascent of Holy Week from the uneasy hope and celebration of Palm Sunday, through the long stillness of Holy Saturday, and into the fragile dawn of Easter, they speak honestly of loss and exhaustion, yet remain fiercely attentive to grace breaking through the ordinary days. Written with theological depth and poetic restraint, they remain close to lived experience: grief and fatigue, waiting and watching, the costly, unremarkable work of love.Rooted in scripture and shaped by a life intentionally lived quietly, Thurston's voice is both disciplined and compassionate. She does not seek to resolve the mystery of resurrection, but to stay with it, to listen, to endure, and to trust that love, extravagant and undeserved, is already at work. Having stepped away from an academic career for a quiet life in West Virginia, Thurston writes from the margins: attentive to silence, service, grief and the slow work of faith.This is a book for those who know that Easter is not hurried, that resurrection carries the shadow of the cross, for readers who walk Holy Week with open eyes and steady hearts, trusting that even in darkness, love is already at work. It invites us to pause, ponder, and find solace in the transformative mystery of Christ's passion, death and resurrection.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Embark on a journey through Lent with this moving collection of poems that guides readers on a reflective path from Ash Wednesday to Easter Monday. Each poem draws from the profound themes of Lent, Holy Week and the Resurrection, capturing the essence of Jesus' temptations, suffering and ultimate triumph. Inspired by the Stations of the Cross and the poignant moments of Holy Week, these verses invite readers to imagine the unimaginable, offering fresh perspectives and evocative imagery that bring to life the emotional and spiritual landscapes of this sacred period. A valuable companion for the Lenten season, this collection reminds us that even in the wilderness, the desert shall rejoice and blossom. …

Paperback. Condizione: New. I am going further north, he saidI do not know what I will findperhaps I will not come backall I know is that I must seekthis somewhere with all my soulIn the 7th century, Irish hermit monks left the island of Iona and dared to cross an unforgiving ocean to the wild, unknown shores of Iceland. What did they find there, on the edge of their world?Inspired by this incredible journey, poet Kenneth Steven distilled their experience into this sequence of poems that are sparse and pared to the bone, suggesting simple fragments of story recorded by the monks after their return to Scotland.A Song Among the Stones has been taken and interpreted by numerous artists and musicians in Scotland and beyond, the latest of whom is Simon de Voil. …

Paperback. Condizione: New. Embark on a journey through Lent with this moving collection of poems that guides readers on a reflective path from Ash Wednesday to Easter Monday. Each poem draws from the profound themes of Lent, Holy Week and the Resurrection, capturing the essence of Jesus' temptations, suffering and ultimate triumph. Inspired by the Stations of the Cross and the poignant moments of Holy Week, these verses invite readers to imagine the unimaginable, offering fresh perspectives and evocative imagery that bring to life the emotional and spiritual landscapes of this sacred period. A valuable companion for the Lenten season, this collection reminds us that even in the wilderness, the desert shall rejoice and blossom. …

Paperback. Condizione: New. A wee book of some favourite Wild Goose poems and prayers for the Advent and Christmas season - a reading for each day of December and the first part of January, up to Epiphany.Christ our Advent hope,bare brown trees,etched dark across a winter sky,leaves fallen, rustling,ground hard and cold,remind us to prepare for your coming;remind us to prepare for the timewhen the soles of your feet will touch the ground, when you will become one of usto be at one with us. Kate McIlhagga. …

Paperback. Condizione: New. In a fractured dystopic future, the child Rue finds solace in the garden of a mysterious community. Rue has lost identity, family, home and people to war. Too much has happened for Rue to trust others, but connection with the rest of the living world is not lost. Adulthood requires a courageous journey through a landscape of despair, yet ultimately Rue finds hope of regeneration from unexpected sources. …

Paperback. Condizione: New. I am going further north, he saidI do not know what I will findperhaps I will not come backall I know is that I must seekthis somewhere with all my soulIn the 7th century, Irish hermit monks left the island of Iona and dared to cross an unforgiving ocean to the wild, unknown shores of Iceland. What did they find there, on the edge of their world?Inspired by this incredible journey, poet Kenneth Steven distilled their experience into this sequence of poems that are sparse and pared to the bone, suggesting simple fragments of story recorded by the monks after their return to Scotland.A Song Among the Stones has been taken and interpreted by numerous artists and musicians in Scotland and beyond, the latest of whom is Simon de Voil. …

Paperback. Condizione: New. A wee book of some favourite Wild Goose poems and prayers for the Advent and Christmas season - a reading for each day of December and the first part of January, up to Epiphany.Christ our Advent hope,bare brown trees,etched dark across a winter sky,leaves fallen, rustling,ground hard and cold,remind us to prepare for your coming;remind us to prepare for the timewhen the soles of your feet will touch the ground, when you will become one of usto be at one with us. Kate McIlhagga. …

Paperback. Condizione: New. With these poems and meditations Bonnie B. Thurston continues her unsentimental journey through darkness towards light. Following the steep ascent of Holy Week from the uneasy hope and celebration of Palm Sunday, through the long stillness of Holy Saturday, and into the fragile dawn of Easter, they speak honestly of loss and exhaustion, yet remain fiercely attentive to grace breaking through the ordinary days. Written with theological depth and poetic restraint, they remain close to lived experience: grief and fatigue, waiting and watching, the costly, unremarkable work of love.Rooted in scripture and shaped by a life intentionally lived quietly, Thurston's voice is both disciplined and compassionate. She does not seek to resolve the mystery of resurrection, but to stay with it, to listen, to endure, and to trust that love, extravagant and undeserved, is already at work. Having stepped away from an academic career for a quiet life in West Virginia, Thurston writes from the margins: attentive to silence, service, grief and the slow work of faith.This is a book for those who know that Easter is not hurried, that resurrection carries the shadow of the cross, for readers who walk Holy Week with open eyes and steady hearts, trusting that even in darkness, love is already at work. It invites us to pause, ponder, and find solace in the transformative mystery of Christ's passion, death and resurrection.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'Walk humbly with God - ' Advent is a time of wonder and waiting - but that's not a passive thing. We need to walk into Advent with our eyes open. We walk through a world where wars are being waged and babies are being born. We are humbled by our inability to do much about what is wrong. But we do our best: to be kind, caring, to understand the meaning of mercy. We do our best to be even-handed, to act justly. Words from the prophet Micah inspired this book. But it also reflects the words of a later prophet, George Fox: 'Walk cheerfully over the world, answering that of God in everyone.' Join us on a cheerful, thoughtful, justice-seeking journey towards Bethlehem, a journey day by day through Advent. Jan Sutch Pickard is a poet, preacher and storyteller living on Mull. She is former Warden of Iona Abbey, Vice President of the Methodist Conference, and Ecumenical Accompanier. Her books and many resources include Out of Iona: Words from a Crossroads of the World and Between High and Low Water: Sojourner Songs (Wild Goose). She is also a frequent contributor to IBRA's Fresh from the Word daily reading series.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. "A Pilgrim's Guide to Iona Abbey" gives you the opportunity to walk around the Abbey church and cloisters with suggestions for reflection and prayer. If you have not visited the Abbey it is an excellent tool with which to help visualise the sites of Iona. Included are some stories about the Abbey and life in the community from the perspective of Iona Community members. At each point of your pilgrimage around the Abbey and the Abbey grounds you will find: some background information; a reflection; and a simple prayer. 'Iona is a place where people come looking for answers - to get in touch with their spiritual needs and find a new vision of themselves and their lives, and of our lives together.' From "A Pilgrim's Guide to Iona Abbey": Candles in the Abbey Some candles flickered in a downdraft; some stood still, lighting, in orange flame, the precious dark. Their silence created silence; their dimness in so vast a space soothed the restless soul. Their light was a quiet presence that spoke of the light, the real presence, come to meet us at the appointed place. He was there, though human eyes are not given to see him. Hearts, open to receive him, rested awhile in a circle of peace.David Levison is a member of the Iona Community.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. A new collection of poems inspired by the landscapes of Scotland and beyond, and dedicated to Kenneth's late sister, peace activist Helen Steven: 'She was Scotland to me .'Kenneth Steven is best-known as a poet, although he's also very much a novelist and children's author. It's the wildscape of Scotland that has been his primary inspiration. He grew up in Highland Perthshire and was taken every summer to the west coast and the islands. At the heart of those islands was Iona, the place that from childhood has been his spiritual home.The poems are full of shining images of land and sea, and of echoes of the people who once lived in these wild and remote places; a potent reminder of the history in our geographies.Kathy GallowayKenneth is regarded as one of Scotland's finest poets and prose writers, gaining excellent reviews for his work. His admirers have included the late Poet Laureate Ted Hughes.Ron Ferguson.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Little Guy is a series of 25 images and poems that emerged over a period of two weeks, with a sense of urgency. Then, less than a month later, coronavirus appeared in the UK. We had to distance from each other; isolate, alone at home in a situation none of us has ever faced before. The rush to get Little Guy onto paper started to make sense. Many people battle with anxiety even in the best of circumstances; it is part of being a sensitive, fragile human being in a world that can be both frightening and full of wonder.Little Guy starts off anxious and depressed, before moving through hope and trust to a point where he is able to relate to the world and thrive again. Little Guy journeys with us.Emma Major is a mum, wife, friend, pioneer lay minister, blind wheelchair user and poet. She has recorded audio descriptions of every picture in the Little Guy book to ensure that everyone can access it.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. During the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown in spring 2020, many people turned to writing: diaries, letters, cards, poems. Human words, sent out across the void of our isolation, shouted into the storm over which we had no control. What we could do was communicate with each other, raise our voices against the silence of separation, argue with our own doubts, call out to God, express our fragile hope.Here are the voices of just a few - members and associates of the Iona Community - with poems, psalms, songs, affirmations of faith and prayers written during a full and fraught ten weeks.We offer these human words believing that when the darkness seems overwhelming, light dawns; that into the silence of our worst fears God speaks a living Word.Also contains the song 'We Will Meet' by John L Bell and Hans-Olav Moerk.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. The familiarity of the Christmas story can sometimes dull us to its shocking and uncomfortable elements - and to the miracle of the season.To open familiar stories up again - and to make them 'new' and alive - Janet Killeen uses voices or perspectives that make the reader wonder 'What's going to happen next?' 'Who is this?', rather than thinking 'I know what's coming.'In her stories and poems, Janet reveals the contemporary relevance of the Bible, as well as transporting us back to what it might have felt like at the time. She writes:'My hope is that an image in a poem or story or the breakthrough of a sense of smell or sight or touch may stir your imagination, so that, for a moment, you can hold both now and then together in an instant of time, and travel afresh towards Bethlehem.'Janet spent many years leading small groups in various church settings, and so Towards Bethlehem also includes material for individual and group reflection.Janet Killeen studied English and American literature, and taught in a London comprehensive school for over thirty-five years. She has published poems, short stories and two novels, and is a regular contributor to Wild Goose books.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. The historic story of Christ, the outside story of Christ, suddenly emerges as the inside story of yourself .' - George MacLeodIn a world often marked by turbulence and uncertainty, where do we find the courage to keep walking toward the light? The Iona Community affirms that our faith is 'rooted in hope: lived in community'. This is not a fingers-crossed optimism, but a gritty, determined commitment to the transformative power of love and justice when joined with that of our neighbour. In this collection, a new generation of theologians and writers, members of the Iona Community's Young Adults Group, volunteers, and those who have lived and worked at the Abbey, invite us to walk the road from the gates of Jerusalem to the empty tomb.  Through fresh reflections on familiar scriptures, they explore the 'feet-on-the-ground' gap between our hopes and their fulfilment, weaving the outside story of Christ with their own lived experiences of intentional community. From the humble defiance of Palm Sunday to the 'tender messiness' of foot-washing on Maundy Thursday, and from the stark solidarity of Good Friday to the radical hope of Resurrection, these voices offer a call to action. They connect the ancient story of Christ's passion with contemporary struggles for justice, drawing parallels between Jesus' outcasts and today's refugees, between the despised of first-century Palestine and the marginalised in our own communities. Ruth Harvey is Leader of the Iona Community. Contributors include Dr. Victoria Turner, Evie Nieboer, Indigo Maynard Watts, Annie Sharples, Jack Woodruff, Molly Boot, William Gibson and Lakshmi Piette Walker - young adults who have lived in community at Iona Abbey and are members of the Community's Young Adults Network.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'Walk humbly with God - ' Advent is a time of wonder and waiting - but that's not a passive thing. We need to walk into Advent with our eyes open. We walk through a world where wars are being waged and babies are being born. We are humbled by our inability to do much about what is wrong. But we do our best: to be kind, caring, to understand the meaning of mercy. We do our best to be even-handed, to act justly. Words from the prophet Micah inspired this book. But it also reflects the words of a later prophet, George Fox: 'Walk cheerfully over the world, answering that of God in everyone.' Join us on a cheerful, thoughtful, justice-seeking journey towards Bethlehem, a journey day by day through Advent. Jan Sutch Pickard is a poet, preacher and storyteller living on Mull. She is former Warden of Iona Abbey, Vice President of the Methodist Conference, and Ecumenical Accompanier. Her books and many resources include Out of Iona: Words from a Crossroads of the World and Between High and Low Water: Sojourner Songs (Wild Goose). She is also a frequent contributor to IBRA's Fresh from the Word daily reading series.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. In this compelling collection of poems, Martyn Halsall embraces the Lenten season not just as a Christian observance but as a state of being - one of wilderness, waiting and transformation. His poetry resists straightforward answers, instead inviting readers into a space of stillness and questioning, where meanings shift and possibilities unfold. From personal memories to historical and contemporary struggles, Halsall's work moves through exile, pilgrimage and alienation, always attuned to the unexpected and the peripheral. His poems do not assert but explore, asking, 'What if?' and answering, 'Yes, but .' - offering both reflection and reappraisal. With a journalist's eye and a poet's heart, Martyn Halsall crafts a collection that is both a passport and a signpost, guiding readers through Lent's deeper resonances. Life itself, he suggests, is something we are lent - a gift, a process, a question still unfolding.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. The historic story of Christ, the outside story of Christ, suddenly emerges as the inside story of yourself .' - George MacLeodIn a world often marked by turbulence and uncertainty, where do we find the courage to keep walking toward the light? The Iona Community affirms that our faith is 'rooted in hope: lived in community'. This is not a fingers-crossed optimism, but a gritty, determined commitment to the transformative power of love and justice when joined with that of our neighbour. In this collection, a new generation of theologians and writers, members of the Iona Community's Young Adults Group, volunteers, and those who have lived and worked at the Abbey, invite us to walk the road from the gates of Jerusalem to the empty tomb.  Through fresh reflections on familiar scriptures, they explore the 'feet-on-the-ground' gap between our hopes and their fulfilment, weaving the outside story of Christ with their own lived experiences of intentional community. From the humble defiance of Palm Sunday to the 'tender messiness' of foot-washing on Maundy Thursday, and from the stark solidarity of Good Friday to the radical hope of Resurrection, these voices offer a call to action. They connect the ancient story of Christ's passion with contemporary struggles for justice, drawing parallels between Jesus' outcasts and today's refugees, between the despised of first-century Palestine and the marginalised in our own communities. Ruth Harvey is Leader of the Iona Community. Contributors include Dr. Victoria Turner, Evie Nieboer, Indigo Maynard Watts, Annie Sharples, Jack Woodruff, Molly Boot, William Gibson and Lakshmi Piette Walker - young adults who have lived in community at Iona Abbey and are members of the Community's Young Adults Network.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. The narrow straits: The stretch of water between Ireland and Scotland The perilous, hopeful path of the refugee. The hidden, inner journey we all take to find the shore Historian and social justice advocate Rosemary Power maps the stormy crossings of the human spirit. Drawing on her deep connection to the Hebrides and a lifetime of advocating for the vulnerable, she offers poems that go to the heart of human experience and illuminate the most difficult straits of our lives. From the stormy seas between Ireland and Scotland to the harrowing, eternal struggles of refugees seeking safety, these poems capture moments when land - and hope - is both tantalisingly close and agonisingly out of reach. …

Paperback. Condizione: New. In this compelling collection of poems, Martyn Halsall embraces the Lenten season not just as a Christian observance but as a state of being - one of wilderness, waiting and transformation. His poetry resists straightforward answers, instead inviting readers into a space of stillness and questioning, where meanings shift and possibilities unfold. From personal memories to historical and contemporary struggles, Halsall's work moves through exile, pilgrimage and alienation, always attuned to the unexpected and the peripheral. His poems do not assert but explore, asking, 'What if?' and answering, 'Yes, but .' - offering both reflection and reappraisal. With a journalist's eye and a poet's heart, Martyn Halsall crafts a collection that is both a passport and a signpost, guiding readers through Lent's deeper resonances. Life itself, he suggests, is something we are lent - a gift, a process, a question still unfolding.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. The narrow straits: The stretch of water between Ireland and Scotland The perilous, hopeful path of the refugee. The hidden, inner journey we all take to find the shore Historian and social justice advocate Rosemary Power maps the stormy crossings of the human spirit. Drawing on her deep connection to the Hebrides and a lifetime of advocating for the vulnerable, she offers poems that go to the heart of human experience and illuminate the most difficult straits of our lives. From the stormy seas between Ireland and Scotland to the harrowing, eternal struggles of refugees seeking safety, these poems capture moments when land - and hope - is both tantalisingly close and agonisingly out of reach. …

Paperback. Condizione: New. In September 2015 the world woke up to the fact that people seeking refuge from war and persecution were drowning by their thousands in the Mediterranean. From sub-Saharan Africa and conflicts across the Middle East bodies moved, died or survived. Alison Phipps and Tawona Sitholé were working together in Ghana at the time, which is where this conversation in poetry began. In an echoing call and response they offer words for these times of war; ways of wondering what it means to resist; to suffer with; to bear witness; to seek companionship; to be part of the agony of a family made in love, and parting, separated by land, sea and paperwork.Alison Phipps is UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts; Professor of Languages and Intercultural Studies at the University of Glasgow; and Co-Convener of Glasgow Refugee, Asylum and Migration Network. Tawona Sitholé is a Zimbabwean writer and musician. He is Poet in Residence with the UNESCO Chair programme of Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts at the University of Glasgow and is co-founder of Seeds of Thought, which promotes creative writing and performance.This is a confluence of voices inspired by seemingly different, yet very similar, experiences, which forms a wholesome body that flows smoothly, massaging all your five senses.- Chirikure Chirikure, poet, Harare, ZimbabweA special offering from two gifted lovers of the Word. The Word as a healer's bittersweet medicine for troubled hearts and minds. The Word as nourishing sounds and voices that take us back to ancestral time. - Kofi Anyidoho, poet and Professor of Literature, University of GhanaBeautiful, heart-warming, poignant. I totally recommend this book.- Amal Azzudin, Glasgow Girl and human rights activistLuminous, beautiful and sore. Poetry that is lyrical and tender, wounded and elegiac, probing and incantatory. And above all else life-affirming.- Karine Polwart, Scottish singer-songwriter.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Time Seeds is a collection of poems celebrating life, acknowledging loss and asserting the moral imperative of hope and renewal.Already acclaimed for her eloquently written works of historical fiction, Margaret Elphinstone has now applied her skills to a collection of writing which has adopted the brevity and immediacy of poetry to articulate the urgency and perils of our times.Each turn of the page brings its own surprise, whether a deeply personal or globally challenging idea. This is no predictable poetry collection. Nor, despite the passionately expressed fears for all living beings, is it a missal of doom. A belief in renewal, she argues, is essential, though the form it will take is as yet unknown and may surprise us. Doing nothing is not an option. Failure to hope would be a terrible betrayal of future generations, not just of humanity but of all life.These wholly approachable poems share moments from a life richly observed. Here are poems of time and memory, experience, and gratitude for the beauty of the world. They are bright, full of colour and unpretentious, shaped by Margaret Elphinstone's characteristic wisdom and warmth.- Kathleen Jamie.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. In September 2015 the world woke up to the fact that people seeking refuge from war and persecution were drowning by their thousands in the Mediterranean. From sub-Saharan Africa and conflicts across the Middle East bodies moved, died or survived. Alison Phipps and Tawona Sitholé were working together in Ghana at the time, which is where this conversation in poetry began. In an echoing call and response they offer words for these times of war; ways of wondering what it means to resist; to suffer with; to bear witness; to seek companionship; to be part of the agony of a family made in love, and parting, separated by land, sea and paperwork.Alison Phipps is UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts; Professor of Languages and Intercultural Studies at the University of Glasgow; and Co-Convener of Glasgow Refugee, Asylum and Migration Network. Tawona Sitholé is a Zimbabwean writer and musician. He is Poet in Residence with the UNESCO Chair programme of Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts at the University of Glasgow and is co-founder of Seeds of Thought, which promotes creative writing and performance.This is a confluence of voices inspired by seemingly different, yet very similar, experiences, which forms a wholesome body that flows smoothly, massaging all your five senses.- Chirikure Chirikure, poet, Harare, ZimbabweA special offering from two gifted lovers of the Word. The Word as a healer's bittersweet medicine for troubled hearts and minds. The Word as nourishing sounds and voices that take us back to ancestral time. - Kofi Anyidoho, poet and Professor of Literature, University of GhanaBeautiful, heart-warming, poignant. I totally recommend this book.- Amal Azzudin, Glasgow Girl and human rights activistLuminous, beautiful and sore. Poetry that is lyrical and tender, wounded and elegiac, probing and incantatory. And above all else life-affirming.- Karine Polwart, Scottish singer-songwriter.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. In a fractured dystopic future, the child Rue finds solace in the garden of a mysterious community. Rue has lost identity, family, home and people to war. Too much has happened for Rue to trust others, but connection with the rest of the living world is not lost. Adulthood requires a courageous journey through a landscape of despair, yet ultimately Rue finds hope of regeneration from unexpected sources. …