Author Archives: denisvernon24

Time and place and transience (A theological reflection in 6 parts) Time and place and transience Part 1: Searching for a place to stand in a river of transience I realise that I have particular concerns and interests in the issues of what it means to pass time – presumably in doing something in thatContinue reading “Time and place and transience. Part 1”

Passing the time Part 5: Summing up with God We seem to have two strands of thought running in parallel. On the one hand, it is true that – although we are rarely conscious of the passing of our lives – our lives gain importance from being limited in time. It is because we don’tContinue reading “Passing the time. Part 5”

Passing the time Part 4: Back to consider again if it really would be a bad thing if life went on forever. Let’s return to the idea of our physical lives needing to be limited by death to give them meaning, for I am not sure that this is true. Certainly, linked to my experienceContinue reading “Passing the time. Part 4”

Passing the time Part 3: Eternal life in heaven Let’s consider now the idea of eternal life in heaven. It is extremely difficult to imagine what this could actually be like if it exists as a literal reality. I have, however, spent nearly all my life as a firm believer in the life of heavenContinue reading “Passing the time. Part 3”

Passing the time Part 2: Experience is timeless – but some say it is death that makes life meaningful The first thing that strikes me, as I consider it, is that the experience of the present moment is, in fact, timeless. Although we understand that each passing moment is just that: passing away to beContinue reading “Passing the time. Part 2”

Passing the time (A philosophical reflection on what the passing of time means. In 5 parts) Part 1: Sitting in my sunny window this morning I want to consider what the passing of time means. This morning, I sat by the window at the back of my house as the glorious morning sun poured in.Continue reading “Passing the time. Part 1”