Church History in 4 minutes
I have studied and taught Church History for years. I realise only now that it can be done in under 5 minutes: From Quoth the Maven through my good e-friend Susanne Barrett
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2009
Animal Blessing – St Francis
In many places around the feast of Saint Francis (October 4) there is a Spring/Fall “blessing of animals”. September has, for many become a “Creation Season” that this concludes. My invitation is that in the comments section below you can describe your practice of blessing animals, what works well for you, what does not work
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Mosaic Bible
One of my followers on twitter, Keith Williams, recently sent me a tweet that a new Bible, the Mosaic Bible, was coming out. Keith is the editor of this Bible. As soon as it became available I ordered my copy of the Mosaic Bible (it has not yet arrived – hence, clearly, this post is
October 4 Catholics & Anglicans share prayer
From last Sunday and during this week Catholics and Anglicans (Episcopalians) are praying the same collect/opening prayer. That happens again this coming Sunday and week, and the next, and then again a fortnight later! The Anglican version of the prayer is: Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we to
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St Michael and All Angels
Feast day September 29 Let us pray (in silence) [that we may share in the ministry of the angels] pause Everlasting God, you have ordained and constituted in a wonderful order the ministries of angels and mortals: Mercifully grant that, as your holy angels always serve and worship you in heaven, so by your appointment
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Rugby café worship
Rugby stadiums changing to a new format based on cafes are finding that they are beginning to fill again in comparison to those stadiums not moving with the times and continuing to play Rugby in the way they did in the past. “People are not familiar with the game of Rugby in the way they
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Social media church 2.0
This is a follow-up to my previous post: social media church If this is the new world in which we live, how then might church change? How does this affect spirituality? h/t to my e-friend Lori Deschene who writes: “It’s easier than ever to reach a large audience, but harder than ever to connect with
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popularity of liturgy & worship?
The search for the term “liturgy” on Google (top line) in the last six years has approximately halved. Online news about “liturgy” (bottom line) has grown a little in the same period: The search for the term “worship” on Google (top line) in the last six years has approximately halved. Online news about “worship” (bottom
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