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The liturgical agreements in the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia (ACANZP) are chaotic. It may be hard to imagine but decisions and assertions made at General Synod Te Hinota Whanui (GSTHW) have left our church in an even worse situation. It has now been acknowledged that our church has been acting illegally
Tripp Hudgins (@anglobaptist) pointed me to his book review of Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work by Matthew Crawford. The book looks interesting. Part of Tripp’s review echoes much that I emphasise here from time to time. It is based on the word “liturgy” originating in the Greek λειτουργία which
Here is the welcome on the bulletin of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Community, Daytona Beach, Florida: We extend a special welcome to those who are single, married, divorced, gay, filthy rich, dirt poor, yo no habla Ingles. We extend a special welcome to those who are crying new-borns, skinny as a rail or could
How often do you read the scriptures? When you read the scriptures, do you pick a verse here and there, out of context? Or as you read are you conscious of what you are reading fitting within a whole scroll (“book”)? When you listen to someone preaching (or preaching yourself) is the preacher ducking and
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This is an article, by Fiona Summerfield, just published in our diocesan magazine: “These days if you are not on Facebook, you aren’t really human”, teased a preacher at a church I recently visited. In contrast seven years ago, when I first joined an online forum community and members talked about IRL (In Real Life),
The scripture reading read most on Sunday was John 6:24-35: “… Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’…” The Hebrew word manna (מָן) means “What is it?”! Exodus 16:15 When the Israelites saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?”
This is a post reflecting on communication within my church – specifically, could communication about General Synod Te Hinota Whanui (GSTHW) be improved? IMO Yes. A lot. And easily. And without expense. [Update 22 August 2012: The print version of the quarterly provincial magazine Anglican Taonga is out, majoring on General Synod Te Hinota Whanui.
