Posted in congregation on 30 June, 2007 | No Comments »
Following up on another request –
I have added a page of church notices. You can find it in the title bar above, or in the scroll bar to the right under Pages.
Hopefully this will help those of you who miss the announcements on Sunday.
Addendum: now that the format has changed, none of this [...]
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Posted in congregation on 30 June, 2007 | No Comments »
A member of the congregation has asked if there could be a private place for conversation on this blog. So I’m going to run an experiment. The blog below (titled ‘in house’
is password protected. It is a place of conversation for congregation only. If there is a perceived need [...]
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Posted in theology, worship on 28 June, 2007 | No Comments »
In light of the conversation going on about how we read scripture, this quote from Irenaeus at Episcopal Cafe might interest some of you.
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Posted in books on 28 June, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I’m still not ready to pick up the threads from the comments on ‘just wondering’, and I logged on with the intent of effusing over a new book. But then Elizabeth’s comment makes me want to put the new book down and re-read Mists of Avalon. Sigh. Not enough hours in an [...]
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I’ve had a few conversations this week that have left me wondering what sort of ‘teaching’ usually goes on in church.
So, this is by way of a survey for anyone willing to answer:
1. Where did you (/do you) learn about prayer? If it was not through the ‘normal’ life of your church, have [...]
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Posted in photos on 25 June, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The local swans are persevering in their attempts to teach the tourists silence, but it seems no one is listening.
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Those of you who are familiar with the dynamics of SEC synod may find it interesting to watch a bit of the Canadian General Synod. What strikes me is how calm it all feels, even though (as I type) they are debating same-sex blessings. I have heard one person sound nervous, one person [...]
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Posted in prayer on 22 June, 2007 | 6 Comments »
This is not quite the ‘theology’ blog a couple of you have asked for, but is almost that — on prayer.
I spend a lot of time in prayer not sure of what is going on. Nothing unusual in that, of course. But it can still be frustrating. Not least when you are [...]
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Posted in learning, recipies on 21 June, 2007 | 8 Comments »
All day I have had ideas flitting about for a more ’serious’ blog post — something nicely theological to lead us away from the temptation of more notes from the nature reserve.
But since then, dinner got in the way — and a new recipe that is far too much fun not to share. [...]
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