Entries from September 2008
the amputation of the soul
George Orwell, observing the loss of religious faith in Europe (which he had applauded), remarked:
For two hundred years we had sawed and sawed and sawed at the branch we were sitting on. And in the end, much more suddenly than anyone had foreseen, our efforts were rewarded, and down we came. But unfortunately there had More...
Meister Eckhardt: Thank you
"If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough."
Meister Eckhardt (HT Kathryn)
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reading
In bed recovering from minor surgery, I am (when not sleeping off the painkillers) reading without any pressure to get up and do something. I finished "Perverting the Course of Justice" by Inspector Gadget. This pseudonymous account by a police inspector recounts many an inside story of day-to-day policing, threaded through a critique of the increasing bureaucratisation of More...
Coffee Pot Journal
I noted some time back a new blog by a friend of mine. She has now published her "best-of" – a year of Coffee Pot Journal - you can get a copy here.
It's a mix of prayers, poems, meditations and the occasional passionate rant about things that matter. Much like a blog in fact. Irena More...
Bank robbers?
The words of Archbishop of York, Dr. Sentamu: "To a bystander like me, those who made £190million deliberately underselling the shares of HBOS, in spite of its very strong capital base, and drove it into the bosom of Lloyds TSB Bank, are clearly bank robbers and asset strippers…"
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Nazir-Ali, Emerging Church, Mark Berry
Mark Berry analyses some of the comments made by the Bishop of Rochester concerning Network and Emerging Churches, pointing out, among other things, that it's easy to mistake cultural movements for mere fashion, and new forms of church for mere interest groups. The comments are worth a read too.
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what makes you come alive
Last week's most-read-post was Taking my own advice, in which I wrote about Ignatian principles for spiritual guidance in decision making. Later I came across this quote on Jen's blog, which seems to sum up the same principle in a nutshell.
“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then More...
Christian Culture
I came across this really funny site: Stuff Christian Culture Likes. It pokes some lighthearted fun at the idiosyncrasies of Christian culture, while also highlighting the more important point that "Christian culture is funny because it doesn't have much (if anything) to do with Christ himself."
On the subject of Women's ministry, Stephy points out that More...
science and theology
"Mistaking poetry for prose can lead to false conclusions. When Robert Burns tell us his love “is like a red, red rose”, we know that we are not meant to think that his girlfriend has green leaves and prickles. Reading Genesis 1 as if it were a divinely dictated scientific text, intended to save us More...
Pinnochio
The ever-provocative Jon Birch at ASBO Jesus put up a great cartoon. It set me thinking about choice and responsibility and religion. It made me remember some of the times I spent earlier in my life under very controlling Church regimes, being told that it was "God's way", and also being told, when I demurred, that I was More...
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author musician theologian
Maggi has kept a blog since September 2003, writing about theology and faith, the arts and literature, and a little about life and random nonsense...
This title focuses on the importance of understanding who God is - and who he is not. It explores the core Lenten idea of 'giving up', taking it beyond the traditional idea of simply abstaining from something.
This book compares and contrasts the different Gospel narratives of Christ's coming. It is designed specifically for use in 2007, highlighting links to the Church calendar. It is intended for those wanting daily Bible readings for Advent.
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