Guy Fawkes, while still celebrated with fireworks around New Zealand, may not have as strong relevance in our context as Parihaka. Surprisingly, or possibly not, the peaceful resistance of pacifist-because-of-Jesus Maori prophet, Te Whiti, which inspired Mahatma Gandhi, may be less known here than might be expected. Te Whiti o Rongomai is celebrated in the
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This is the second post in a series that I started by saying that I know in my heart what I mean, but I may express it so poorly that I will be misunderstood. The first on contemplative community is found by clicking here. I am trying to, in this current post, make a connection
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The Readings Textweek Resources collect/opening prayer reflection November 7 and week following [NZPB/HKMA] Almighty Father, whose will is to restore all things in your beloved Son, the King of all: govern the hearts and minds of those in authority, and bring the families of the nations, divided and torn apart by the ravages of sin,
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O God, the Maker and Redeemer of all believers: Grant to the faithful departed the unsearchable benefits of the passion of your Son; that on the day of his appearing they may be manifested as your children; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now
Without looking at a Bible or elsewhere, starting from – NOW! How many books in the Bible can you list off with their title starting with a vowel? OK – let’s say you have 4 minutes… … stop! How many did you get? OK now there is a handicap: If you are Jewish, add three
A regular participant on this site, David, encouraged me to purchase the Mahzor Lev Shalem – Prayerbook for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur A mahzor is the prayer book used by Jews on the High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. But, for those who have not seen a mahzor, such a technical description
This is the third in a series attempting to nuance the statement, “The Bible says…” You can read the story so far: Textual Criticism The Septuagint (LXX) Hebrew vowel pointing Hebrew was like ancient text messaging. They wrote it without the vowels, and many still do. So now we had these scrolls with no vowels
