Tag Archives: Faith
Here’s what happened when I emailed all the churches in Wrexham telling them I was gay & wanted to join their church.
One day I won’t have to write about faith and sexuality. I don’t see that day coming any time soon but I can hope. This post isn’t going to investigate the theological in/out, shake it all about around the interpretation … Continue reading
#GB11 Literature Talks
Here are all the literature talks bundled together in one place. Go buy them all.
Posted in Ben Whitehouse, books, greenbelt
Tagged books, Faith, greenbelt, greenbelt festival, literature, mp3, Poetry, words
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My reply to “Gay Law goes against God’s will” in the Shropshire Star.
Here’s my letter to the Shropshire Star (in case it doesn’t get featured in the paper). Dear Sir or Madam, Trevor Mytton in Shrewsbury does not speak on my behalf as a resident in Shropshire, a Christian in Shropshire or … Continue reading
Posted in Ben Whitehouse, Faith, lgbt, Shropshire, writing
Tagged Ben Whitehouse, england, Faith, jesus, lgbt, life, religion, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
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I met a Secret Millionaire
Only it wasn’t, you know, a secret. Last year I was visiting my brother’s church in Basingstoke and a lovely lady with curly hair got up to talk about herself & share a bit of her journey. Someone leaned over and … Continue reading
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Tagged channel 4, Faith, great guns marketing, lewisham, liz jackson, reitnitis pigmentosa, secret millionaire
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Transcript of @Jezc’s hour on the Plinth.
Where / is indicated this means the next speaker speaks over the lines of the previous speaker. Trafalgar Square, 10pm. Jez, wearing a grey flat cap, granite grey t shirt and blues jeans, is slowly lowered into view on a … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Birmingham, event, news, things that make me cry
Tagged antony gormley, art, Birmingham, church, Faith, jezc, musc, one and other, plinth, trafalgar square, vertigo
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How do you keep in touch with your spiritual life?
I’ve mercilessly ripped off the question from here. For me it’s an interesting question as I often get asked by people, why do you continue with your faith. Particularly when a senior member of the Church of England says that … Continue reading
Posted in Ben Whitehouse, Faith, greenbelt
Tagged andrew bird, church, Faith, greenbelt, life, religion, spiritual, tables and chairs
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Retreat!
I’m going away on retreat from this Friday, given the busyness and stuff going on over the last couple of weeks I can’t wait for a weekend away from the usual rush, bustle and clamour. Bit of silence, bit of … Continue reading
Posted in Ben Whitehouse, Faith, twitter
Tagged belmont abbey, Faith, hereford, julian of norwich, reflection, retreat
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Would Jesus Discriminate?
“Would Jesus Discriminate?”. It’s an interesting question. It’s a question you have to ask yourself before even asking it to someone else. And you also have to be really careful who you ask to to as you’ll provoke all sorts … Continue reading
Posted in Ben Whitehouse, Faith, lgbt, Politics, question
Tagged benjibrum, christianity, cindi love, Faith, gay, lgbt, life, love, mcc, religion, would jesus discriminate
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Ten Commandments
Why ten? Moses went up a mountain to get his. I live on the 15th floor of a tower block. The whole thing doesn’t really correlate really. Why can’t I make up my own? Shush. I’m having a go. On … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Whitehouse, benjibrum, Faith, spritiuality
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Jesus: the Smallville years.
One of the many things I kept on and on about during my trip to Israel were the various accounts of the Childhood and adolescence of Jesus. Am a big fan of there being a Jesus version of Smallville knocking about. I … Continue reading
Posted in Ben Whitehouse, Faith, Israel/Palestine, question, storytelling
Tagged Ben Whitehouse, blindness, canon, childhood, christianity, clark kent, clay pigeons, cross, curse, divine, dragon, el nino, Faith, humanity, israel, jesus, jesus christ, john adams, meek and mild, palestine, paralysis, quaker mark, religion, salman rushdie, special powers, superman
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The Missionary Position.
So… here’s a confession: I used to be a missionary; a proper travelling missionary zipping round Europe and Eurasia working with students, enabling them to share their faith whilst sharing mine. I know that will sound like one of the … Continue reading
Faith
Here’s something I wrote about faith for the greenbelt blog about a billion years ago. Thomas Merton said “faith is a matter of questioning and struggle before it becomes one of certitude and peace”. (As always someone else got there … Continue reading
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