Restoration of the Spirit
January 18, 2009
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Sir Anthony Caro’s Chapel of Light
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Advice for theology students
January 18, 2009
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As a theological student, your aim is to accumulate opinions – as many as you can, and as fast as possible. (Exceptional students may acquire all their opinions within the first few weeks; others require an entire semester.) One of the best ways to collect opinions is to choose your theological group (“I shall be progressive,” or “I will be evangelical,” or “I am a Barthian”), then sign up to all the opinions usually associated with that social group.
The inauguration as pilgrimage
January 18, 2009
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The inauguration is a ritual, akin to Muslims touching the walls of the Ka’bah in Mecca. It renders tangible the ethereal. It is a reminder that the government is like an idol, a fact that was well known to those who introduced the modern nation-state – the French even raised a new goddess after the revolution – but which goes entirely forgotten by us.
Praying for unity
January 18, 2009
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Let us thank God that, because we are all made in his image, it is possible for all to be united. Let us thank God for the special unity which those who are new creatures in Christ Jesus can enjoy. Let us ask God to forgive the sin that has destroyed the unity he intended for humanity.
Lay ministry and the leaky roof
January 18, 2009
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I flashed back to a continuing education session a few years ago. The instructor was giving us newbies a crash course on the basics of church property management: “If you remember nothing else from this talk, remember this. Whenever any problem comes up with your building, ask this question.” He paused dramatically and then continued, “’Is this the result of water migration?’ That’s it—the most important thing you need to do is ask is that question!”
Vicar of Putney installed honorary canon by gathering of Ghanaian & Nigerian priests
January 17, 2009
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The next day, at an epic eucharist that went on for four hours in the beating sun, we prayed and danced and sang. I preached about our all being united by our common baptism. The congregation cheered. Crisis in the Anglican Communion — what crisis?
The changing face of Africa
January 17, 2009
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A professor and several students at Brown University have created an animated map of Africa from 1879 to 2002 showing armed conflicts, changing rule (colonial,
The neo-Thoreuvians
January 17, 2009
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It turns out that foresaking material possesions is as likely to turn you into a crank as a saint, writes Michael Agger in a book review for Mother Jones magazine: “I don’t mean to throw cold water on earnest self-improvement. But maybe we should set about such tasks in a way that doesn’t reek of personal branding.”
“So help me God”
January 17, 2009
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The 35 words of the presidential oath of office are found in the Constitution. And they are the only material in quotes in the Constitution. “So help me God” is not among them.
Conversations with a theocracy
January 17, 2009
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Bishop John Bryson Chane of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington recently spoke with Sister Maureen Fiedler of Interfaith Voices about his trip to Iran in October and his meeting with the country’s leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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