continuing blog. The first two files include photos of the kitties. The on on 25th also includes some reflections on the meaning and significance of birthdays.\n30th is about presentation skill training and my workshop next week.\n1st has some sheets for next weeks workshop.the scanned texts (which come from the Interfaith video/slide-show) are loaded separately + original slide-Show they go with. - see http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Reflections-On-Life-part-2-InterFaith-with-music-6079804/ for original plus music

starting a new 'chapter&' with May - hope you find this month interesting even though a bit disjointed. \n\nMore disjointing came when Mum fell in May.- a very tough month emotionally in work and in the family. But that makes it interesting spiritually too. Slowly trying to get back up to date.\nAugust now. still a week behind. Much time going into a resource for Peace and Conflict, looking at Gaza - my thoughts and prayers are with all affected by war in this troubled time. Aug 5th part 1 good for RE - reflecting on Peace Concert pilgrimage in 1985

this is a resource in process, but because it will be good if more people work on it than me - and because, inspired by some videos which my friends brought to my attention I would like to meet people who would be interested in creating some great interfaith discussion videos - I am making it available here at this early stage. \nTrue this is not a worksheet or power-point but different articles on an important RE topic, selected over a period of more than a week, is a very useful start. Love and Peace DurgaMata

celebrates the relationship between a Spiritual Teacher / students or disciples, a time when Hindus re-dedicate themselves to their spiritual life. There are parallels here Islam during Ramadan and Judaism in celebrating the Sabbath. \n\na summary of Wikki on this, as a separate file, with questions is in process. If anyone uses this and would like to share lesson plan and feedback, that would be great. I aim to create some activities around this information.\n\nHappy Guru Purnima.

Here are poems and quotations about sport and the spiritual life from the Sri Chinmoy Library site. \nThese cover topics such as the World Harmony Run (also called the Peace Run) the Six and Ten Day endurance ultramarathon races - and then as many good and relevant quotes as I could gather in about three hours of researching. \n\nThese form a great resource to dip into if you are asked to do cross-curricular work on sport and religion.

This is a collection of links to other resources including inspiring quotes by Einstein, Native American Quotes, Christian texts and quotes, The Bhagavad Gita with highlighted texts, some ppt Slide Shows with inspiring and interfaith texts etc. \n\nIt will save people who want good quotes from having to trawl through a lot of other resources to find good quotes.\n\nListed both as a guide and for posters or displays as there is material to use for both here.

An excellent article about the so called charity 'Operation Christmas Child&' and the way it is actually a cover for the most right-wing American Evangelism. \n\nMarketed to schools all over the UK, the gifts provided by schools for needy children around the world are sent with evangelical material and these leaflets are regarded as the &';real gift' by the organisation - which celebrates those who are converted to Christianity as a result.\n\nAn article warning schools about the project but also a good one to use with older classes when exploring prejudice and Fundamentalism.

This story arises from an art exercise in preparation for some animation work. The brief gave three 'random-generated&' words (Party, Aeroplane and Waiting) and asked for &';a scary story.' \nThis story was inspired by my concern for all who are suffering from political upheaval around the world, especially in Syria, Chechenia, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and so many other parts of the world. Use as a starter or stimulus for a unit of work on refugees and asylum seekers, war and peace or even aspects of Islam in today&'s world.\n\nI&';d love some feedback.

Christmas is the time of year when Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus - but we do not know when Jesus was actually born.\nWhy did Christians take mid-winter as the time for their celebration?\nHow do Jews and Muslims feel about living in a society which is traditionally Christian? How is the current fashion for atheism affecting the way we celebrate Christmas?\nCan you trust a text which is attributed to someone well known and respected. The Ben Stein article is not all it seems.\nThis resource includes a range of articles to get our pupils thinking.

The main document comes from a thread on Save RE, responding to a website which calls for the subject Religious Education to be renamed. I disagree and set out my views here. I answer others who comment on this. \nAlongside this I include some articles. In the first document - three articles from the BBC website. 1) from July 2013 when Mr Gove admitted how his policies harm RE. 2) Ofsteds report, criticising the quality of RE. 3) refers to the current report by the Religious Education Council - on a suggested Curriculum content for RE.

A selection of readings from different cultures and religions. The ego is limited. To achieve spiritual progress we need to feel the whole world as our own and all people as members of our family. This requires the limited ego (which separates and divides us from others) to be transformed into the 'divine ego&' which feels that the entire world is part of our own existence...

responding to a great video about an Indian who is caring for the destitute - https://www.facebook.com/groups/212329012138235/permalink/598115910226208/#!/photo.php?v=754295981250483&set=vb.326280940802638étype=2étheater\nand responding to his mention that some Brahmins criticise him.

A ppt slide show of 21 images of Jesus from a European perspective. \nIt is in process as many images are not the right shape for a ppt slide so I will have to adjust them in Adobe. But it does give a great idea of the way that Christians everywhere think of Jesus as their Brother, as their Friend, His divine aspect is beyond the confines of one time or place, one nation or race. They can and they do, wherever they live, whatever their race or culture, claim Jesus as their own.

The first of these readings is from my June 27th 2013 blog, reflecting on the pregnancy of my cat \n\nI plan to add other inspiring or insightful readings related to pregnancy, abortion, sex and family life.\n\nI may also add the group-work / role-play notes I have used with success when exploring this topic with GCSE classes

This is a series of anecdotes and reflections from a book I am writing called 'Sunlight and Shadow, Spirituality at Work in School.&'\n\nUploaded as a resource in response to a teacher asking about anti-Semitism, it begins with reflections on a class visit to a synagogue and then explores the question of &';Why are there so many religions? \n\nSri Ramakrishna's models of God and other models which explore the concept of oneness and diversity in religion are also included.

2 Dec (1) - Nov 28 (2) - 29th (Ma's birthday.) Both with photos\n13 - 16 Dec our Nelson Mandela prog, \n17 - 21st bit from Deepak Chopra and Christmas Day Radio\n26- 28th - daughter in India + Chopra insights on relationships.\nJan 7th, update, family, Chrisn/Muslm orgs working with ex-gang-Members\n14th work + half-milliion mark\n15 - 19 Jan inc sponsors for son? and &'tummy trouble.&'; 9th Feb hospital and poems. 13th - 20th Feb inc photos \n23rd a long blog inc resource on Sala/God interfaith events + photos + poems.\nMarch 14-18 includes bits from Liverpool RE Confrnc 18 - 21 new job?

Sir John Tavener - Spiritual Composer - readings from the Guardian Obit... 'his universalist focus continued to result in wonderful works, such as the mass Sollemnitas in Conceptione Immaculata Beatae Mariae Virginis and the Requiem... Drawing its texts from Sufi poetry, the Catholic Mass, the Koran and Hindu words from the Upanishad, Tavener explained that 'the essence of the Requiem is contained in the words &'Our glory lies where we cease to exist&';'... a story about a 'journey' and becoming 'one with God'.

A video shared on an RE Forum with my thoughts on the matter - ideas to stimulate thought and discussion.\n\nalso links to more videos. I plan to add to this and create some activities to go with these resources.\n\nsome pictures to print out as posters to encourage thought and reflection on this subject.

a selection of articles and images from the World-Wide Climate Change Demonstrations on World Peace Day\n\nyou can use the ppt as a Starter Activity or in a lesson related to the Environment.

I gathered this material in response to a request for a lesson about prayer. A friend has found this really powerful - using it effectively in relation to several problems in school and at home. With the inspiration of the question on a thread about how to make a lesson on prayer more experiential and less theoretical - I was inspired to spend a few hours researching into it. \n\nI aim to add to this resource - and especially add more links to videos from youtube which could be used in class.\n\nI suggest you introduce this in lessons about -\nPrayer, forgiveness and the existence of God.