Enthusiasms

enthusiasm, n. intense and lively interest; passionate zeal; possession by a god, inspiration or religious exaltation (obs); religious extravagance (obs).

Something, then, that makes you feel full of something that is divine, that gives you an energy that can only come from God.

These are some of my enthusiasms, and links to stuff about them.

God

What could be better for us to be passionate about? Sadly, a web search for ‘God’ yields very disappointing results, from the totally crazy to the disgusting. John Drane told a story (at the Oxford Diocesan Convention, July 2002) about asking some porters who had been helping move his thousands of books, what he should say to the assembled church leaders at the Scottish Ecumenical Assembly. One of them told him, “I think you should tell them to talk to people about God.”
If more Christians were doing that, there might be better material about God on the Internet.
In the mean time, the best we can probably do is provide a link to Beliefnet

Reading

Yes, a passion if ever there was. Flaubert said, “Read in order to live.”

Computers

Who could resist the sheer power of pressing a button and having things happen? If only it always worked liked that...

Storytelling

You'll have guessed that by now, if you've been paying attention.

Films

Just love 'em. Don't know why. Can't help it.

The Internet

One of my projects is to write an article about how the World Wide Web is a kind of icon of God. The first attempt at it is God and the Web, an article in the Marston Times, October 2002.

Food and Drink

Too bad I'm told we're on a diet since getting home from our holiday.

Lifelong Learning

I read a reference about someone that said `Lifelong learning is her idea of a good time'. Yay! Couldn't agree more. And she was no geek, neither.

Tai Chi

Mind, body and spirit in perfect harmony. Well, one day. Soon (-ish)