Jesus was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.’ He said to them, ‘When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. And forgive us
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I have recently been to see the movie, The Lunchbox. I highly recommend it. I will not spoil the story, but it involves the (incredibly rare!) mix-up in delivering lunch in Mumbai. About half a million lunches are moved around Mumbai daily in a complex network by ‘Dabbawala‘ (one who carries the box) using bicycles
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The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, is inviting young Christians to spend a year living the monastic life at Lambeth Palace, his official London residence. This could be a young person’s Gap Year with a difference (God And Prayer?). This “Community of St Anselm” will launch in 2015. The intention is that this will gather
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Saint Augustine’s Prayer Book Newly Revised Edition Prepared by Forward Movement on behalf of The Order of the Holy Cross Format: Leatherbound Pages: 492 Saint Augustine’s Prayer Book [Kindle Edition] Editor: Rev. David Cobb Liturgical Editor: Derek Olsen Here is a devotional treasury I highly recommend. Small enough to carry with you in your jacket,
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Whenever I put up a date-dependent post I’m bound to get reactions. And some of them snarky. I get told that I’m not taking into account that this particular date hasn’t arrived yet in Britain, or USA, or wherever that person happens to be. The reaction is always there for a feast day, liturgical celebration,
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The Crowning – by Sara Star Any words I say could too quickly detract from rather than add to this image. I am grateful to my e-friend, Rev. Scott Gunn, for pointing me to it on Christmas morning. The original is in acrylic paints and 23 kt gold leaf on a 5ft/1.5m hand-built, wooden-frame canvas.
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I have just started playing around with Vine. When I first read about it, I thought it was simply a 6 second video – micro-YouTube. I had not realised it loops. So I was thinking of six-second spirituality videos and six-second sermon videos. But that doesn’t really work when it loops… But my idea of
This is Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori – Maori Language Week (1-7 June). [The New Zealand Lectionary notwithstanding – that document has it as the last week in June; two weeks are fine in any case, and the whole month of June would be even better!] Te Reo Māori is one of three official
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