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Year: 2020
As churches reopen, hymnbooks will not
May 4, 2020
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The gist: For now, it is not safe to sing together.
Bishops of Dioceses of Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. issue letter on regathering
May 4, 2020
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As the Wisconsin Council of Churches recently wrote to its member congregations,
“What future we find ourselves in depends not only on the behavior of the virus, but on the actions of people–as individuals, churches, communities, and governments. The way forward will not be a matter of following a timetable, but of faithfully discerning the signs of the times, and responding accordingly.”
25% of British Public Tunes in to Worship
May 4, 2020
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A third of young adults aged between 18 and 34 had watched or listened to an online or broadcast religious service, compared with one in five adults over the age of 55. One in five of those who have tuned into services in the past few weeks say they have never gone to church.
The Golden Calf, or Change is Hard
May 4, 2020
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“Two moments in our Salvation history. Moses who brings the Law which says, “The Lord is our God, the Lord is One,” God will provide everything you need. Break it at your peril. Jesus shifts to a new way of sanctification, one which we reach through Jesus. He is our sin offering. We are forgiven, even as we are ever tempted to cast Golden Calves.”
2FAB: St Helena
May 3, 2020
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Luci and Jordan delve into the life of St Helena, mother of Constantine who is supposed to have discovered the true cross
Faith To Go for the 4th Sunday in Easter
May 3, 2020
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This week, it’s the story of Jesus describing himself as the Way, the Truth, and the Life in John’s gospel, it’s implications for our spiritual lives, and what conversations at home will be like based on these gospel themes
The Power of Disruption
May 3, 2020
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“This shelter-in-place time has been just such a disruption, but on a planetary scale. It has stopped our normal routines. It has startled a planet of humans and caused us to sit up and look around us. It has pushed us out of our complacency and our busy accumulation into a season of taking-stock.”
Hearing His Voice
May 3, 2020
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“So where do I find the voice of the good Shepherd? It’s in my very bones. I recognize the voice because it feels like the essence of me, a “me” not encompassed by the ego mind but as large as the Soul.”
Homesickness While Staying at Home
May 2, 2020
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“I am homesick for the family gathered at the Eucharistic Table. I am homesick for the light of Christ shining in the beloved people who gather at that table and share God’s love and light with friends and visitors. I am homesick for the feeling of corporate belonging; for the joy of celebration and sharing the Body and Blood of Christ; and for the strength we gain in community.”
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