November 2009 Blog Posts (9)

An Advent Meditation

Now that Thanksgiving is over and Advent is almost here and I just wanted to make you aware of a couple of Advent resources that you may not have seen.

First I have a new Advent video for 2009 TThe Coming of the Lord is Near

Second a friend of mine has just produced a calendar based around the liturgical year rather than the calendar year. I think… Continue

Added by Christine Sine on November 26, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Hail Mary

Hail Mary a poem for Advent

Added by Ron Starbuck on November 24, 2009 at 7:25am — No Comments

Sanctus - New Fresh Expressions DVD promoting the work of fresh expressions of the sacramental traditions

I am really pleased to see that the Fresh Expressions team in the UK have brought together a DVD promoting a number of Anglimergent Groups including Moot and Visions amongst others. This is a great resource. For more info on the DVD click… Continue

Added by Ian Mobsby on November 16, 2009 at 8:28am — No Comments

Isaiah 7:14

Isaiah 7 featured in the Morning prayer readings today and it caught my eye in a way Morning Prayer readings only occasionally do (eyes normally being closed at that time of day).

Isaiah 7:14 is the verse quoted by Matthew to show that the process of a child being born of a virgin/young maiden (however you will view the translation) will be a sign of salvation. However in Isaiah the context shows that before the child is able to eat curds and honey (which from my parenting classes… Continue

Added by Andrew Sillis on November 12, 2009 at 2:57pm — No Comments

Tall Skinny Kiwi on "Sx Good Reasons to Stay Anglican"

http://tallskinnykiwi.typepad.com/tallskinnykiwi/2009/11/six-good-reasons-to-stay-anglican.html

Added by Becky Garrison on November 11, 2009 at 9:43pm — No Comments

Anglicans on the Vatican Trail: 'Mind the Gap'

Read my post Anglicans on the Vatican Trail here.

Added by Karen Ward on November 9, 2009 at 12:14pm — No Comments

Advent

The dawning of a new age. A time for hope. Moving away from the 20th Century into the present era.

What are the prophets saying? When the gospel of Jesus and the needs of the world collide, everything must

change. ( Brian McClaren)

Advent is a time of waiting. While we wait we engage in dismantling old structures and systems, take them apart, lay the pieces on the ground, walking around them, allow the wind to blow on them. Through this reflection process, new creative… Continue

Added by Errol Lloyd Narain on November 5, 2009 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Preparing for Advent in the connecT community - Adelaide, South Australia

Hi all.

Another Advent theme we will be exploring at connecT is the second coming of Jesus. This is a tough one, isn't it? It's part of the faith and so I accept it. But how long are we supposed to wait or have I missed something?

'Look! He is coming with the clouds; every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and on his account all the tribes of the earth will wail' (Rev 1:7)

Chris

Original blog can be found at:…

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Added by Chris McLeod on November 5, 2009 at 3:50pm — 1 Comment

The Ressurection of Lazarus

What was this resurrection about? Was this story recorded just for the the purpose of establishing Jesus as the greatest magician of his times? Was there another reason or reasons for the story?

Lazarus could possibly be the representative human of his times. The wrappings of cloth may be symbolic of the bindings of death and decay in religion and the world.

What were the times? An Empire spreading death everywhere. A religious institution ministering death by its hierarchical orders,… Continue

Added by Errol Lloyd Narain on November 4, 2009 at 3:41pm — No Comments