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Closer Than We Dare to Imagine - Glory, Presence, and the Prayer of Jesus: A Contemplative Reflection on the Lectionary Text of John 17:1-11 for Ascension Day or the 7th Sunday of Easter, 17th May'26

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Book: The Seeking Heart A Contemplative Approach to Mission & Pioneering

The Fracturing of Love: Sin, Wound, and the Healing of All Things in a World of Domination

Easter Week 6: 10-16th May: Contemplative Practice: Letting Go in Mystery: Resurrection Consciousness and the Courage to Release Control (Matthew 28:16-20 & Acts 1:6-11)

Easter Week 6: 10-16th May: Reflection: Letting Go in Mystery: Resurrection Consciousness and the Courage to Release Control (Matthew 28:16-20 & Acts 1:6-11)

I Will Not Leave You Orphaned, The Indwelling Love that Breathes Resurrection into Us: A Contemplative Reflection of John 14:15-21 for the Sixth Sunday of Easter

Book Review: Returning to the Wellspring A Contemplative Review of 'The Roots of Christian Mysticism' by Olivier Clément

Holding onto Resurrection when Life Feels Disappointingly Empty, reflection on Colossians 1:15-23.

Easter Week 5: 3rd-9th May: Contemplative Practice: Love Restores, Restored and Sent (John 21:1-16)

Easter Week 5: 3rd-9th May: Reflection: Love Restores, Restored and Sent (John 21:1-16)

Do Not Let Your Hearts Be Troubled: Dwelling, Knowing, and Becoming in the Way of Christ. A Reflection on the Gospel Lectionary Text of John 14:1-14 for the 5th Sunday of Easter

Resurrection as Liberation: Contemplation, Justice, and the Living Christ in a Wounded World

Wounded and Impaired Yet Risen: Christ, Thomas, Emmaus, and the Reality of Brokenness in a Church Called to be part of God's Restoration

Easter Week 4: 26 April -2 May: Contemplative Practice: Wounded Faith, From Fear to Trust, (John 20: 19-29)

Easter Week 4: 26 April -2 May: Reflection: Wounded Faith, From Fear to Trust, (John 20: 19-29)

Learning to Trust the Voice and the Gate, Awakening to the Abundant Life, A Contemplative Reflection of John 10:1-10 for the 4th Sunday of the Season of Easter

Why Emerging and Fresh Expressions of Church Still Matter: Reflections on My Important Book, 20 Years Later

What Is Contemplative forms of Christianity & Why are they Important?

Easter Week 3: 19-25th April: Contemplative Practice: Broken Open, Recognition in Vulnerability and Communion, (Luke 24:28-43)

Easter Week 3: 19-25th April: Reflection: Broken Open, Recognition in Vulnerability and Communion, (Luke 24:28-43)

Contemplative Reflection on the Road to Emmaus, the Gospel Text of Luke 24:13-35 for the 3rd Sunday of Easter

A Contemplative & Covenanted Theological Understanding of Human Sexuality XI

Easter Week 2: 12-18th April: Contemplative Practice: Called by Name, Encounter and the Birth of Love, (John 20:11–18; Luke 24:13–27)

Easter Week 2: 12-18th April: Reflection: Called by Name, Encounter and the Birth of Love, (John 20:11–18; Luke 24:13–27)

Breathing Peace Through Locked Doors, Encountering the Risen Christ Beyond Fear & Doubt: A Contemplative Reflection on the Lectionary Text of John 20:19-31 for the 1st Sunday After Easter

Easter Week 1: Contemplative Practice: The Stone Rolled Away, Awakening Beyond the Dead Christ (Matthew 28:1-10, Luke 24: 1-12)

Easter Week 1: Reflection: The Stone rolled away, Awakening Beyond the Dead Christ (Matthew 28:1-10, Luke 24: 1-12)

Introduction: A Merton Inspired Resurrection Contemplative Consciousness for the 7 Weeks of Easter.

Easter Sunday: Jesus the Loving Restorer & Redeemer

Remembrance of Martin Luther King Junior assassinated today. Saturday in Triduum

Holy Saturday: Triduum as the Silence of God

Good Friday: Love Brought to Completion

Love that Refused to Dominate: Maundy Thursday & Entering Triduum Through John

Wednesday of Holy Week: True Love Will Find You in the End (Spy Wednesday)

Tuesday of Holy Week: Challenging False Messiahs and Dismantling Domination Systems

Monday of Holy Week: Radical Reconnection as Extravagant Love John 12:1-11

Planning for Holy Week, Triduum and Easter

Holy Saturday: Triduum as the Silence of God

Looking Ahead: The Incarnate Way of Love: John, Holy Week, and the End of Sacrificial Religion

6th Contemplative Practice on the Beatitudes for Palm Sunday and 1st Two Days of Holy Week

A Contemplative & Covenanted Theological Understanding of Human Sexuality X

Contemplative Study of the Beatitudes Week 6: 29-31March, Palm Sunday & 1st 2 Days of Holy Week: Matthew 5:11-12, Blessed are you when people revile & persecute you

Hoped for Hosanna: Seeing Palm Sunday Through the Eyes of Matthew, the Lectionary Gospel Texts of Matt 26:14-27.77 & 27:11-54

Contemplative Lenten Practice Week5: Blessed are the Peacemakers & the Persecuted, 22-28 March'26

A Contemplative & Covenanted Theological Understanding of Human Sexuality IX

Contemplative Study of the Beatitudes for Lent 5: A Contemplative Reflection and Group Work 22-28 March 2026 Blessed are the Peacemakers & Persecuted

Lazarus, Come Out: A Contemplative Reading of the Lectionary Gospel for the 5th Sunday of Lent concerning Death, Love, and Awakening in John 11:1–45

Contemplative Lenten Practice Week4: Blessed are the Merciful and Pure in Heart, 15-21st March'26

A Contemplative & Covenanted Theological Understanding of Human Sexuality VIII

Contemplative Study of the Beatitudes for Lent 4: A Contemplative Reflection and Group Work 15-21 March 2026

Opening the Eyes of the Heart: A Contemplative Reflection on the Lectionary Gospel Text of John 9:1-41 for the 4th Sunday of Lent

Blessed Are the Fuckups Like Me: The Beatitudes for Ordinary People Holding onto Hope

Contemplative Lenten Practice Week 3: Blessed are the Meek and those that thirst and hunger for righteousness, 8-14th March'26

A Contemplative & Covenanted Theological Understanding of Human Sexuality VII

Contemplative Study of the Beatitudes for Lent 3: A Contemplative Reflection and Group Work 8-14th March 2026

At the Well of the Heart, Thirst and Slow Awakening: A Contemplative and Missional Reflection on the Lectionary Gospel of John 4:5-42 for the 3rd Sunday of Lent 2026.

Contemplative Lenten Practice Week 2: Blessed are those who mourn, 1st-7th March 2026

A Contemplative & Covenanted Theological Understanding of Human Sexuality VI

Contemplative Study of the Beatitudes for Lent 2: A Contemplative Reflection and Group Work 1-7th March 2026

Letting God Give the Life We Cannot Make: A Contemplative Reflection on the Gospel Lectionary Text of John 3:1-17 for the 2nd Sunday of Lent 2026

Contemplative Lenten Practice Week 1: Blessed are the Poor in Spirit for 22nd-28th Feb 2026

A Contemplative & Covenanted Theological Understanding of Human Sexuality V

Contemplative Study of the Beatitudes for Lent I: A Contemplative Reflection and Group Work 22nd-28th Feb 2026

Into the Wilderness of Desire Where we are Led: A Contemplative Reflection on Matthew 4:1-11 for the 1st Sunday of Lent 2026.

Remember you are dust and dust you shall return: A Contemplative Reflection on Ash Weds and Matt 6:1-6, 16-21.

Planning for Lent

A Contemplative Practice of Surrendering Rejection into the Care of God

A Contemplative & Covenanted Theological Understanding of Human Sexuality IV

Dealing with the pain of Rejection, A Contemplative Reflection on Mark 6:1-6.

The Transfiguration of Jesus as Contemplative Transformation: A Reflection drawing on the lectionary Gospel of Matthew 17:1-9 for Transfiguration Sunday Proper 6.

Resting Unashamed in the Gaze of God: Letting God Meet Us Where Shame Resides

A Contemplative & Covenanted Theological Understanding of Human Sexuality III

When Shame Becomes a Second Skin: The Quiet Unconscious Violence From Within

A Faith That Radiates: Contemplation, Integrity, and the Way of Jesus. A Contemplative Reflection on Matthew 5:15-20 for the 5th Sunday After Epiphany and Proper 5.

Update & Plans for End of Epiphany & Beginning Season of Lent through Ian J Mobsby's Substack.

Abiding in God's Love. The Source of all life

A Contemplative & Covenanted Theological Understanding of Human Sexuality II

Being Children of the Light

The Contemplative Way: An Interpretation of the Lectionary Gospel text Matthew 5:1-12 for the 4th Sunday of Epiphany Proper 4.

Damascus Road Awakening: An Intro and Contemplative Practice Inspired by the Experience of Paul the Apostle.

A Contemplative & Covenanted Theological Understanding of Human Sexuality I

Big Boys Don’t Cry and Other Toxic Lies: An Incarnational and Contemplative Response

Jesus and Life from the Margins: A Contemplative Reflection on the Lectionary Gospel Text of Matthew 4:12-23 for the 3rd Sunday After Epiphany and Proper 3.

Held, Not Abandoned: Listening to the God Who Dwells Within When We Feel Loss and Abandonment through Contemplation

What If We Began with Blessing in Christian Spirituality? Epiphany and the Restoration of Humanity

When Angels and Saints Come and Go in Your Life

The God who stays: Epiphany and the invitation to Abide, Contemplative reflection for the Lectionary Gospel Text of John1:29-42 for the 2nd Sunday of Epiphany

The Incarnation of God and Human Sexuality: Why Christian Mysticism Refuses to Separate Spirituality from Sexuality

When the Light Finds You: Epiphany & Awakening for those who consider themselves spiritual but not religious.

Epiphany and the Carmelite Teresa of Avila & A Spiritual Review for the year ahead

The humble queuing God: A reflection and homily for the 1st Sunday of Epiphany and the baptism of Jesus for 11th January 2026.

Further Reflections & Contemplative 13 Session Study on the Incarnation of God as expressed in the letter of Paul to the Colossians.