Given the sort of risk and physical crap the bible says Mary had to survive in order to have a baby I’ve always thought that Lara Croft (from the video game Tomb Raider) might be a more appropriate image of the mother of Christ rather than domesticated, insipidly pale faced, blue veiled, watery eyed portraits [...]
Advent 4 – Colouring within the Lines
December 17, 2008 by Leave a Comment
2 Samuel 7: 1-17 Have you ever sat in a kindergarten class? Watched kids attempt to gain control over the paint and pencils and stencils? Heard the teacher’s prompting and the kids consternation about colouring in the lines? I like colouring in the lines – I like the neat tidy ordered controlled aspects – the [...]
Advent 3 – Year B
December 10, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Posted by Darren: 1 Thes 5:16-24 Psalm 851-2, 8-13 John 1:1-8 1:6-8, 19-28 Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Song ideas for the week: Together To Celebrate I’ve got to stop reading and thinking the same things as Larli, she’s written a great reflection on this week’s reading from Isaiah… Anna suggests that the intended audience of the [...]
Year B – Advent 3
December 10, 2008 by 1 Comment
1 Thes 5:16-24 Psalm 851-2, 8-13 John 1:1-8 1:6-8, 19-28 Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Song ideas for the week: Together To Celebrate So here we are – back in Jerusalem. We were inspired back here by a prophet whose poetry could carry us on the desert journey back up the Euphrates through the heat…but even more [...]
Generation We
December 9, 2008 by 1 Comment
The guys over at RETHINKING YOUTH MINISTRY recently linked to the newly released book, website and video titled “Generation We” which is a call for the Millenial generation (GenY) in America to stand together, and a handbook for people trying to understand the cultural changes that surround them at this point of time in America’s [...]
9 Year Old girl Is Appointed Bishop
December 9, 2008 by 1 Comment
Now, if anyone wants to explore different ways of leadership and how some churches are exploring children in leadership (in a way that doesn’t seem to be tokenistic) you may be keen on checking out this news article. Link: Girl ‘bishop’ takes over at Portsmouth church
Year B / Advent 1
December 7, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Alternative DigitalOrthodoxy Reflections on Year B / Advent 1: a) Pathways Readings for the week: Year B / Advent 1 Isaiah 64:1-9 (NRSV) 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 (NRSV) Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 (NRSV) Mark 13:24-37 (NRSV) Song ideas for the week: Year B / Advent 1 Together To Celebrate: Year B / Advent 1 Lectionary Song: Year [...]
Christmas and Advent Resources – Proost Releases “Nine”
December 4, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Proost recently sent out an email promoting their latest Advent and Christmas release “Nine.” Proost is an excellent resource/project that collects resources, liturgies, images, music, visuals, video, books and anything else one may be able to download or use in worship, alternative worship, at home, reflection or retreat. People can purchase resources from Proost individually, [...]
Advent and Christmas Resources – Worship Tricks 48,49,50 and 51
December 4, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Jonny’s just linked to his Worship Trick’s 48 through to 51. Jonny’s series of Worship Tricks has been going for a while now, (this is series 3 of them) each series includes a collection of liturgies, videos, images, websites, ideas, music and other resources that people from all over the world have put online. Worship [...]
i feel that i regularly live on the extremes of complete exhaustion due to too many expectations put upon me and utter boredom due to a lack of expectations and contact from those that may hold the expectations…
December 4, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Looking over at Moo for prices for next year’s business cards I was happy and distracted by the “We Feel Fine” website and the inspired “100 feelings felt” mini-card collection that Moo have created. The “We Feel Fine” site is something that people can spend a lot of time on whilst interacting and empathising with [...]
