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Text: Luke 24:35-48 In the name of the +Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Have you noticed that many of the post-Easter stories about the resurrected Jesus are centred on meals? The disciples recognized Christ in the breaking of the bread at Emmaus, and today Jesus comes among the disciples…
The Greenbelt lineup is taking shape, and I am pleased as anything to know that Rob Bell will be speaking. How cool is that? I was led to a site by mashup artist Kutiman and his fabulous work with YouTube videos. How cool is that? UPDATE Nathan from Greenbelt has kindly contacted me to say…
When worship tips over into the self-indulgent, when the heart of worship is lost in a babble of entertainship (and wonder why Matt Redman was drawn to write a song about that, coming from the culture that he does), there is much to be said for just stopping and shutting up and letting God in….
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Text: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Funerals are, quite naturally, sad occasions. We come together this morning to close the earthly life of X and to commend her to the love of God. It is a sad occasion for all those who knew her as Wife, as Mother, as Grandmother, Great Grandmother even, and also as friend….
Text: John 20:19-31 In the name of the +Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen We’re at that time of year again. Easter Day is past and once more we’re reading about our patron Saint: Thomas, who evidently just can’t believe Jesus has been raised from the dead. But don’t we…
I once wrote an article in which I suggested that Spring Harvest had moved from the radical to the vanilla and is now so much a part of the norm that it fails to challenge properly. Even after reducing the comment to “Christian festivals in holiday camps”, the Evangelical DYO editing the book was not…
I have a copy of “The Passion of the Christ” from China for which the English subtitles are so badly translated that it renders the film unusable apart from image grabbing. Emma returned late on Saturday night from an amazing trip to China with her school – it clearly has been a life-changing experience and…
Date Text 24/02/2009 Introduction Blesséd->Thank you for subscribing to Blesséd’s text meditations over Lent. They start tomorrow 25/02/2009 Ash Weds Blesséd->Today the ash on your head is a reminder for you not others. Wear yr penitence inside & yr absolution on the outside. Micah 6:8 Blesséd->each day u can chk the website 4 more. Today…
Since Ash Wednesday I have been texting a bunch of anonymous phone numbers some reflections during Lent. Each day, usually early in the morning, Blesséd has been clogging inboxes with small bits of scripture, ritual, encouragement and Christ-focused cajoling. Obviously, it finished this morning, and so I asked for some feedback. People have been encouraging…
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0486358/ I had heard of this film a year or so ago, but a recent post by the InternetMonk made me seek it out, and oh, how much is this film annoys me. It is a beautifully shot documentary, sitting alongside For the Bible Tells Me So revealing the underbelly of Right Wing ‘Faith’, but…
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