Seated at the right hand of the Father
seated at the right hand of the Father We’ve done enough, I hope, on metaphor. There is a reflection on the Ascension. Let us take as read that God does not have a right hand, and heaven is not up. Let’s talk about absence and presence. An absence is a special sort of presence. Don’t
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Living in a Metaphorical World
New Zealand has been coming to a grinding halt to watch the America’s Cup. [Is today going to be the day?!] The more I have watched it, the more the commentators’ metaphors leaped out at me (OK you spotted that metaphor!) [Update: 9:40am – no, today is not the day. Oracle has now won 7
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Pope’s pastoral primacy?
The recent interview of Pope Francis has caused quite a stir. To say the least. It was conducted by Fr Antonio Spadaro, a fellow Jesuit, on behalf of La Civiltà Cattolica (the Italian Jesuit journal of which he is the editor in chief), America, and several other major Jesuit journals around the world. There’s quite
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Ember Days
The Episcopal Church’s Book of Common Prayer (page 18) has “The Ember Days, traditionally observed on the Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays after the First Sunday in Lent, the Day of Pentecost, Holy Cross Day, and December 13”. The mnemonic is “Lenty, Penty, Crucy, Lucy”. In ancient Italy the times (originally three) were associated with sowing,
On the third day he rose again
On the third day he rose again Those of you following this series on the Creed will notice echoes from the post on Conceived by the Holy Spirit. There I said – the Bible is a mixture of history and metaphor and if you study the mentions of Jesus’ conception (and there’s really only a
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Bishop Edward King Chapel
Rippon College Cuddesdon, Oxford (UK), is a centre of excellence in theological training and research. We train men and women for ordination in the Church of England through a broad and deep range of creative and engaging courses. … We are a place of genuine community where generosity and hospitality is practised in the context
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NZPB Daily Office variant
I have been asked by some people how they might vary what is provided in A New Zealand Prayer Book He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa so that in the Daily Office they pray one canticle and the Benedictus (The Song of Zechariah, page 85) each morning, and one canticle and the Magnificat (The Song of
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