I first read about the Australian Fr Lazarus, living in the cave of St Anthony, in the book Desert Father: In the Desert with Saint Anthony. I wasn’t sure if Fr Lazarus actually was a useful literary construct rather than an actual person until I watched the BBC series of Fr Peter Owen-Jones Extreme Pilgrim
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Bible Alone It continues to intrigue me that those who hold to a Bible-Alone, sola scriptura position regularly continue to clamour in favour of the proposed Anglican Covenant. This more protestant, “reformed” end of the Anglican spectrum on the one hand claims the Bible Alone is totally sufficient for all our Christian needs, that the
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Currently one of the most visited page on this site is “Ash Wednesday”. People are starting to seriously prepare for Lent. Please add in the comments section below your ideas, resources, websites, hymns, prayers – anything which will help us all, together, in our preparations for Lent. Here are some links to start off: Shrove
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I intend to post reviews, from time to time, of different study bibles. Prior to commencing that series, I think it helpful if I write a little on the translation I would recommend if you do not read Hebrew and Greek. I recommend the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV), with the extra comment that, those
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The dark side of the internet As with any powerful gift (eg. money, sex, power), the internet can be used for great good and for great evil. From time to time I receive stories of marriage failures attributed to the internet, cyber-bullying, cyber-stalking. The internet can be a tragic time-waster. Anonymous trolls can make comments
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The Dog Illusion Lolcats are an internet meme. The antitheist Richard Dawkins introduced the word “meme” in The Selfish Gene (1976) from the Greek μιμητισμός (something imitated). I hope you’ve seen the Dog-God video. See also “do dogs go to heaven?”. Any other (humorous) images, thoughts, or video clips about cats (dogs) spirituality etc. –
Direct ordination or not? Priesthood is normally understood as church-facing/Christian-community-facing leadership. Priests gather and lead the Christian community gathering (breathing in). Priests in the Church are called to build up Christ’s congregation, to strengthen the baptised… to be pastors… to declare forgiveness through Jesus Christ, to baptise, to preside at the Eucharist, to administer Christ’s
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Click on the following links to get reflections 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time February 7 reflection from the collect/opening prayer 5th Sunday of Epiphany February 7 reflection from the collect/opening prayer (CofE Common Worship) You can share any comments as well as any resources, ideas, sermon-starters, children’s activities, hymns, prayers, etc. in the comments section
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