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What is the Church For?
Over at the Lay Anglicana blog, Laura Sykes has been putting together a ‘wish list’ for the sort of person who should be appointed as the new Archbishop of Canterbury. In her view, very early on in the...
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‘Abide in Me’ (a sermon on John 15:1-11)
There was a well-known story in Israel in the time of Jesus that went something like this: My beloved worked hard to plant a vineyard. He found the perfect spot for it, on a very fertile hill, and set...
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Seeking God and Finding Jesus (a sermon on Acts 10)
C.S. Lewis tells a story of how one day he had a persistent feeling that he ought to go and get his hair cut, even though it was not very long since the last time he had done so. Eventually he gave in...
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What did it mean for the Word of God to become a real human being?
Over at ‘The Bible and Culture‘ Ben Witherington has an excellent meditation on what Incarnation really means. Here’s a taste from part way through the post: While the hymn (i.e. Philippians 2:5-11) is...
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Hopefully, a bit of wisdom for 2013
I tend not to make New Year’s resolutions because I’m not good at keeping them, but here are a few nuggets of wisdom to take into 2013. A few old saws here, but true nonetheless. ‘Most folks are as...
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A Strong Faith for Tough Times (a sermon on Revelation 1:5)
I suspect that if we were to draw up a list of our favourite promises of Jesus, one that would not be at the top of the list is “In this world you will have trouble” (John 16:33). Nonetheless, it is a...
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“Jesus absorbs hate, returning good for evil”.
I’ve just discovered Marty Troyer’s Peace Pastor blog. Here’s a quote: When Pilate asks Jesus if he’s really a king, Jesus replies, “My kingdom is not recognized in this world. If it were from this...
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A God Without Wrath – and a people who ignore copyright laws
There’s a rather vigorous conversation going on right now in the Anglican blogosphere about wrath – God’s wrath, to be precise. You can read about it here, here, here, here, here, and in a number of...
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Good News #1: The Kingdom of God is near!
What is the Kingdom of God? ‘Kingdom’ is a political word. In an election campaign, all of the political parties set out their party platforms. Some parties release them bit by bit, others set them...
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It’s an odd family that Jesus enters into!
Father Robert Barron has a really good ‘take’ on the genealogy of Jesus as recorded in Matthew 1:1-17. h/t to my good friend Rick Rice at Brutally Honest.
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Elevator Speech Witness
From Malcolm over at Simple Massing Priest: The latest Acts8 idea is for Christians to create their own Elevator Speech about their faith and their faith community. The idea (which originally comes...
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What Wondrous Love is This
Today we remember the story of Jesus’ death on the Cross. This old gospel song gives haunting expression to the theme of the day. I love Blue Highway’s rendering of it.
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Chelsea Moon with the Franz Brothers: ‘What Wondrous Love’
Here’s another version of ‘What Wondrous Love’ from the amazing voice of Chelsea Moon.
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God So Loved the World
I’m an old choir boy, and this anthem by Sir John Stainer is one of my favourites. The text, of course, is John 3:16-17.
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Cliff Richard: Reflections
When I was a new Christian in the 1970s I used to love this song.
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Steve Turner: The Nail Man
The Nail Man Which one was it that held the nails and then hammered them into place? Did he hit them out of anger, or a simple sense of duty? Was it a job that had to be done, or a good day’s work in...
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William Byrd: ‘Ave Verum Corpus’
This is surely one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written: William Byrd’s ‘Ave Verum Corpus’, sing by the Tallis Scholars. From Wikipedia: Ave verum corpus is a short Eucharistic hymn...
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‘God Writes His Story in Fire: Memories of Holy Saturday’, by Joe Walker
This meditation is taken from ‘Felix Hominum‘, the blog of the late Rev. Joe Walker (1964-2011). One of the most wonderful images which runs through God’s story is that of fire. It is there in...
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