scargillphil is now live! This is where Phil Stone, our loveable, huggable director, gives us regular updates into the weird and wonderful life at Scargill letting us know what he’s …
Tripping the Light Fantastic with the New Monastics
scargillphil is now well and truly up and running! This is where our Director Phil Stone riffs on all manner of subjects close to his heart while keeping us posted …
You Can’t Take Joy & Laughter Too Seriously
According to Phil Stone, director of the Scargill Movement, joy and laughter are two subjects one should take very seriously indeed. Joy and laughter are not incidental to the Christian …
Are We Nearly There Yet?
As this week is the start of Advent Phil has been thinking a lot about waiting… Those of us who have or have had children will know that long journeys …
Shine On
The nights are getting longer as the shortest day of the year draws near and Scargill’s Director Phil Stone is contemplating darkness and starlight… Having moved from London to North …
From the Dickensian to the Tucum
This week at Scargill we have been hosting a group who have been attending the local Grassington Dickensian Festival. Accordingly our food, entertainment and reflections have had a Dickensian theme. …
Christmas Wishes
Henri Nouwen says, “Christmas is the renewed invitation not to be afraid and to let him (God) – whose love is greater than our own hearts and minds can comprehend …
Not For The Fainthearted
As 2012 draws to a close, Scargil’s Director Phil Stone reflects on the Christmas narrative and what we can take from it into the New Year. It has been wonderful …
The Things That Give You Life
As a New Year begins Phil offers some advice on a good way to start your year… Today is January the 6th, the Feast of Epiphany, the Wise Men have …