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 received an email from our diocesan office yesterday: “Back to Church Sunday in New Zealand CANCELLED for this year” I thought it was a joke, and clicked on the link provided: here Note for my overseas readers: back to church has been cancelled nationally, not just in Christchurch, where, as you know, some of… Continue Reading
So the Dalai Lama walks into a pizza shop and says, ‘Can you make me one with everything?’ My favourite bits are the Dalai Lama saying, “theoretically possible”, and the presenter at the end who still doesn’t get the joke: “you should have said make me one with the lot”! I recently sat in a… Continue Reading
I drove past the above advertising billboard recently and thought it was an obvious topic for a blog post. I enjoy a good laugh about religion, and think we miss a lot of Jesus’ jokes in the gospels because we are often too precious. Sometimes, however, I think something is beyond a joke – a… Continue Reading
A blog post is often pressing home a particular point. But reality is often more complex. More balanced. My recent post on worship and entertainment is a case in point. I was arguing the dangers of becoming entertainment-focused. Well-known John Michael Talbot sent me this tweet in response: “Worship that doesn’t entertain a bit is… Continue Reading
It was a difficult call on April 1 whether to focus on April Fool or Maundy Thursday. They need not be unrelated. In the end I put up the post that the Pope and the Archbishop of Canterbury are trading places for a day. Episcopal Cafe had Barbie ordained to the priesthood, Friends of Jake… Continue Reading
For those of you who follow facebook and Holy Week (HT Eugene Cho), here is If Jesus was on facebook PDF In this vein is Carl Elkin’s Haggadah on facebook.… Continue Reading
I have used Palm Pilots for years and so really enjoyed the following three images from the curt jester And the major part of Palm’s line: the Palm Pilate Alive and young has another variant:… Continue Reading
