This is an ecumenical website of resources and reflections on liturgy, spirituality, and worship for individuals and communities. It is run by Rev. Bosco Peters.
I recently attended a suburban Anglican church. It shall remain nameless – as its location etc. is not important. I’ll call it St. Alban for convenience. At most the church building could probably hold 130, maybe 150 people. The community who built it probably never anticipated more than a couple of hundred attending on a… Continue Reading
Here is the link to is a reflection on the Good Shepherd collect/opening prayer for the fourth Sunday of Easter, May 3.
A good e-friend of mine is making a presentation on the connection between social media, faith, and evangelisation. This friend emailed me for some ideas about this as well as some of the dangers of internet presence. I wrote: 1) I believe in the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints This means I stand… Continue Reading
The Great Emergence: How Christianity Is Changing and Why (Hardcover) by Phyllis Tickle (Author) 176 pages Publisher: Baker Books (October 1, 2008) This book is about a very significant development within Christianity – and hence the world. The first point about this book is that it is not large. At around 60,000 words it is… Continue Reading
Richard Bauckham in Jesus and the Eyewitnesses argues strongly for Peter’s perspective behind our gospel “according to Mark”. If you want to get the flavour of this book, a lot of it is online. Papias, writing in the early second century, states that Mark was the “interpreter” of Peter, and that he wrote down (“but… Continue Reading
Read – reflect – respond (in prayer, silence, possibly a comment) Lectio Divina – sacred reading Luke 4:1-13 The Temptation of Jesus 4Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, 2where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing at… Continue Reading
We say, piously, that the season of Lent prepares us for the season of Easter. Yeah – right! (wry smile – sarcastic tone) Parishes and Christian communities and groups gathered religiously during Lent for deep reflection, extra services, study groups,… Individuals gave up things, gave more away, took up extra disciplines, read more,… And all… Continue Reading
