Here and there in the news, there’s been (what many already knew) information that the week non-hormone pill in the cycle of the contraceptive pill, when the woman has her period, is unnecessary. Everything would work just the same if the woman continued on the same type of pill all the time and had no
The Pill, Periods, and the Pope Read More »
A Book about the Film Monty Python’s Life of Brian: All the References from Assyrians to Zeffirelli by Darl Larsen 496 pages 2018 Three years ago, I wrote about Monty Python’s Life of Jesus – connecting academically with the Monty Python film. So, in some way, this post is a Throwback-Thursday. It is very worthwhile
A Book about the Film Monty Python’s Life of Brian Read More »
Today, 6 February, we in Aotearoa New Zealand commemorate the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. Generally, in this land, religion is underrated. Knowledge about religion (be it Christianity or any other significant world religion) is abysmal. Our educational curriculum, strongly influenced by post-modernism, has little specified content – and that includes no
Christians and The Treaty of Waitangi Read More »
The shared collect for next Sunday (February 10) and the weekdays following: Let us pray (in silence) [that our hope in God may influence us daily] Pause Keep the household of your church, O God, [or Keep the whānau of…] safe in your tender compassion, so that we who entrust ourselves totally to your heavenly
Resources for Ordinary Week 5 Read More »
This is part of a series – The Lord’s Prayer in slow motion: the first is Lord, Teach Us to Pray the second is Our Father the third is Our Father (part 2) the fourth is Our Father (part 3) the fifth is Hallowed be your Name the sixth is Your Kingdom Come the seventh
Deliver Us From Evil Read More »
Around the end of last year, I was pointed to an article, “Do the Gospels borrow from Pagan myths?“. It reminded me of the regular contention around this time that Christmas is essentially a pagan celebration. It’s usually said by a Christmas Grinch, or a Jehovah’s Witness, or someone with a particular agenda. The truth,
Is Christmas Pagan? Read More »
Praying The Bible (Part 1) Praying The Bible (Part 2) Ignatius Loyola popularised a method of praying the Bible using one’s imagination. Some of you may find this really helpful. Some of you may not. Pray as you can… There is a problem with language particularly highlighted with this “method” – some use the word
Praying The Bible (Part 3) Read More »
And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. Luke 2:7 Actually, there’s no mention of an inn. The word usually translated here as “inn” is κατάλυμα (kataluma). It is the same word
Inn and Guest Room Read More »
