I recently spotted a letter to the editor (above) in our local newspaper, The Press. What struck me was that pretty much every suggestion for improvement of the Anglican Church is already a reality. The letter suggested that scriptures be read with an eye on the ancient context in which they were written – tick
I recently watched the above video at a service. It is, as you can see, from Holy Moly – I hope it whets your appetite to look out for more of them. Here are a few more: More information at SparkHouse If you appreciated this post, do remember to like the liturgy facebook page, use
I often end up in conversations about evolution and Christianity. One person, recently, typified an intelligent response. “Yes,” this person said, “with difficulty – it is possible to reconcile the Biblical creation account with evolution.” The starting assumption is – there is a conflict. Those who are Christians and accept evolution either do not promote
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Let us pray (in silence) [that we may follow the Good Shepherd] pause O God, you shine the light of your truth for those who stray into error, so that they may be able to return to the right path, grant that all who profess the Christian faith may reject whatever is contrary to the
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Easter is not a day; Easter is not a week; Easter is 50 Days – 8 Sundays… concluded on the Day of Pentecost. 50 is 7×7+1 8 is the day outside time (beyond the sequence of 7); 8 is the number of those on the ark;… Facebook limits the number of days that an event
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Previously, I’ve written about a Salvation Army officer using portable PayWave. St Paul’s Anglican Cathedral in Melbourne has several PayWave stands (see picture above) with which anyone can give a $5 donation as they go past – simply hold your card to the box. The Christchurch Anglican Transitional Cathedral has a similar (if slightly more
I recently needed to rent a car. It had a wonderful GPS navigation system. There would be a very-far-away, ultimate destination – and it would plot a route. I could specify shortest, fastest, avoid tolls, avoid motorways, etc. Sometimes, I wouldn’t follow the system’s instructions. Sometimes, there were significant new changes and there was a
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Let us pray (in silence) [that we may rejoice in sharing in Christ’s resurrection] pause O God, in Christ’s humiliation, you stooped down, and raised up the fallen world in the resurrection, grant to your faithful people a holy joy, so that those whom you have freed may delight in you eternally; through Jesus Christ
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