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February 2009

Reflect on readings March 8

2nd Sunday in Lent Text of the readings All reflections at Category: Lectionary Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 This is from the P(riestly) version of the covenant with Abraham. The J version is Genesis Chapter 15 [hence the lack of acknowledgement that the covenant has already been established two chapters earlier]. Today’s reading skips the innovation of

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Kingdom still coming

I have tried to keep visitors to this site up to date about developments on the life-of-Jesus movie Kingdom Come to be filmed in New Zealand. So little information appears to be available that I have had several emails of people seeking to act in the movie – even attaching a photograph purporting to show

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New prayers I wrote

Anglican Missions asked me to write new prayers for three particular topics they named. These have just been published in their Partners in Prayer 2009 prayer diary.  Here they are reproduced: Vestry (or any other meeting) Let us pray (in silence) for this (vestry) meeting. Silent prayer God of wisdom, you send your Spirit to

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“God” in 140 characters

Regulars here will know I recently became active on twitter. Last night I asked: “What does the word “God” mean to you? Yes – you only have 140 characters.” This morning I awake to answers that are profound, thought-provoking, encouraging, delightful. And also the excellent suggestion that I collate them here on my site. Even

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Friday after Ash Wednesday

Read – reflect – respond (in prayer, silence, possibly a comment) Lectio Divina – sacred reading Matthew 9:10-17 10 And as he sat at dinner* in the house, many tax-collectors and sinners came and were sitting* with him and his disciples. 11When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, ‘Why does your teacher

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Thursday after Ash Wednesday

Read – reflect – respond (in prayer, silence, possibly a comment) Lectio Divina – sacred reading Luke 9:18-25 Peter’s Declaration about Jesus 18 Once when Jesus* was praying alone, with only the disciples near him, he asked them, ‘Who do the crowds say that I am?’ 19They answered, ‘John the Baptist; but others, Elijah; and

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