Let us pray (in silence) [that we may run to receive God’s gift of God’s divine life] pause O God, you declare your almighty power above all by showing mercy and compassion; grant us the fullness of your grace, that we, who are running to obtain your promises, may be partakers of your heavenly treasure;
Go and see the movie Ruby Sparks; if you appreciate reflecting on movies, using them as sermon illustrations, etc, or if you just enjoy a good film. Calvin [heavy theological hint?!] Weir-Fields has writer’s block a decade after writing a block-buster at age 19. His therapist encourages him to write about someone who likes his
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The English curriculum is a clear instance of the approach under-girding the new New Zealand Curriculum: “In English, there are two strands: ‘making meaning’ and ‘creating meaning’.” Did you notice there is no strand “discovering meaning… understanding meaning…”? You can hear echoes of “The Death of the Author” approach. In “The Death of the Author”
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This post continues to expand the creation reading of the lectionary to this coming Sunday, September 23. During September many communities celebrate a Season of Creation. These expansions will be added to that resource page. Here are the lectionary readings. The Proverbs reading speaks of the good wife, metaphorically Wisdom, and how she relates to
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On Tuesday, at an international meeting of Coptic scholars in Rome, Professor Karen L. King presented information about a 4cm by 8cm (1 1/2- by 3-inch) fragment of papyrus that in Coptic mentions Jesus’ wife. (Professor King holds USA’s oldest endowed chair, the Hollis professor of divinity at Harvard Divinity School). The fragment appears to
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NIV Study Bible I recently bought this NIV Study Bible. I already own the 1983 revision of the 1978 NIV Study Bible. The New International Version (NIV) is an eccentric translation. Other versions, each time there is a revision, appropriately rename the translation: The Revised Version, the American Standard Version, (revision of the Authorised Version);
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This is a link to download a Kindle version of A New Zealand Prayer Book He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa. (right click and save as a .mobi file and then transfer to your kindle in the normal manner). Thank you to the person who sent me this file. We now have a great collection of
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Well-known New Zealand artist, Don Binney has died. I have had many wonderful conversations with him. He often used to fly down to Christchurch to participate at the great Christian festivals at St Michael and All Angels. He had a deep spirituality, a gentle spirit, was quietly spoken, compassionate, you could see him choosing his
