‘It is sown a physical body, it is raised a spiritual body…’ –1 Corinthians 15:44 Christos anesti! Alithos anesti!* Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! And what rose with him? Something mysterious and wondrous happened in the tomb during those three days between burial and resurrection. According to the sacred myth, when Jesus rose […]
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God’s the whole God is none God is three God is one God’s a me God’s a you God’s absurd God is true God’s ‘I Am’ God’s ‘You Are’ God is near God is far God exists God does not God is all God’s a lot God is small God’s a thought God’s a man […]
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The Revelations of Ashley All religious scriptures are the words of humans about God, not God’s words to humans. They were written by humans no holier than you or I. Just because lots of people believe a scripture is absolutely true, that doesn’t mean that it should make any more sense to you than a […]
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Note: before using the ‘Digital Manifesto’ in full, consider the congregation. What are local concerns and worries about digital usage? Perhaps a selection from the Manifesto might suffice. Perhaps there are other concerns to be added or inserted. May this act of faith be meaningful. Worship offers us space in which to reflect on our […]
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Arising from Matthew 26: 6-13, Mark 14: 3-9, Luke 7: 36-50, John 12: 1-8 At a party, when a woman, without giving notice, anoints Jesus with perfumed oil, his fellow guests object to its expense, which could have been put to use serving the poor. But in that extravagant act, Jesus is made Christ, the […]
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For Lent: Feast on simple pleasures, and fast from all that gets our bodies and souls out of balance. Feast on kindness, and fast from sarcasm. Feast on compassion, and fast from holding grudges. Feast on patience, and fast from anxiety. Feast on peace, and fast from stirring up needless conflict. Feast on acceptance, and […]
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