Ipswich Unitarian Meeting House
Founded in 1699 – Still active
Author: adamwhybray
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The Last Shall Be First
“One of the most notable aspects of the Easter accounts in the four canonical gospels is the presence of women at the crucial moments. And one woman in particular is named as being present at virtually all of them, namely Mary of Magdala or Mary Magdalen.”
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The Challenge of the Cross
“He was on the side of people who care about those who suffer. And he said that God was on their side too. And he showed that standing up for those who suffer can itself bring suffering: that standing up for truth, standing up for peace, standing up for justice, standing up for humanity, standing…
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A Beloved Community
When you consider the obsession of the institutional Christian Church down the centuries with inventing, promoting, defending and enforcing so-called ‘orthodox’ dogmas, creeds and doctrines, you might imagine that Jesus had some interest in such things. Well, he didn’t. His concern was to create a new community that embraced, embodied and practiced love: divine love…
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TEMPTATION AND BEATITUDE: A LENTEN MEDITATION
There are those who seek to heal the wounds and divisions that make enemies of human beings and of nations, upholding the vision of just and humane relationships at every level.
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Membership Meeting
Our reasons for meeting here are multiple – people will be here for company, a sense of community, stimulating thought, the calming routine of ritual, and a chance to consider that which lies beyond our immediate perception. Our reasons for membership are likewise. For me membership should fundamentally allow us authenticity – the ability to…
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WHERE DO THE MERMAIDS STAND?
“Where do the mermaids stand?” asked the mermaid in Robert Fulghum’s tale about some sort of wild children’s party. And on being told that “There are no such things as mermaids”, the mermaid replies, “Oh yes [there are], I am one.”
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Too Cosy at Christmas
“I suppose that most of us like our Christmas to be a cosy time, and, for most of us it probably is – although we know well enough that this isn’t so for all too many today.”
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A REFLECTION ON THE DEATH OF THE QUEEN
“The death of the Queen has been met with so many fulsome and wholly justified tributes that I hesitate to add to them. But this is such a momentous event in our country’s story that I don’t feel I can just pass it by.”
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Address by Andrew Benedict
In “Cathedral”, a short story by the American novelist Raymond Carver, the main character tries to describe a cathedral to man who is blind. “They’re really big,” he explains. “Massive. They’re built of stone. Marble, too, and lots of polished wood. In those olden days, when they built cathedrals, [people] wanted to be close to…
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TIME TO WAKE UP: A JUBILEE REFLECTION
lways be joyful, pray continually; give thanks whatever happens; for this is what God wills for you in Christ Jesus.” (I Thess. 5: 12-18). Hold to that ethos and we will be true to the Spirit that has filled all loving communities of faith, regardless of the particulars of doctrine and theology.
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