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It isn’t over yet
Oh no, Easter is far from over. The 50 days of unremitting joy are simply unremitting. Here’s another Regina Coeli to keep us skipping along: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYKwACJQUgk Incidently, this one reminds me of my interview for the job at St Mary’s, after which, one of those interviewing me confessed that she had been swayed by the…
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She makes me lie down in green meadows
Lots of us will have been singing versions of Psalm 23 today – it is the set psalm for the the day, paired with the gospel reading about the Good Shepherd. After church this morning at the God Factor, I was in the hot seat and being quizzed by the participants about what I thought…
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King Lear – Citizens Theatre
Approximately half-way through the first act of Dominic Hill’s King Lear I realised why the evening was beginning to feel so disappointing. Letting go for a moment of the incoherent business on stage, my mind was somehow reminded of the last time I felt the same way in the theatre. All of a sudden, it…
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A web template for the Scottish Episcopal Church
One of the things that I’ve been working on recently is the idea of a web template for the Scottish Episcopal Church. The idea is to come up with a very simple WordPress theme that can be used in different situations across the church, particularly for churches and other bodies which are formally part of…
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Sermon preached on 22 April 2012
Here’s what I said on Sunday:
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Military Reunion Videos
One of the following two videos strikes me as being dangerously near to being a little too slick and unctuous for its own good. The other, meanwhile, is the real deal. Guess which… http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=iD3cgDRsDck (Tip of the Biretta to Daniel Williams for pointing me towards the second)
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Gay Booklist
Several people have recently asked me for suggestions for some affirming reading material for lesbian and gay Christians and more generally for anyone wanting to find material to help them think around the topic. I published a list a couple of years ago. Here’s the link: http://thurible.net/20080429/lgbt-booklist/ There’s more stuff coming out (so to speak)…
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God Factor
The God Factor starts again on Sunday 22 April 2012 at St Mary’s. It is like some other courses that churches run in that people gather over food and talk about faith. Ideal for beginners and those wanting a refresher in faith or who just want to talk about the possibility of faith. It is…
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What causes it?
Interesting documentary on BBC3 last night about a young man who had a stroke and “woke up gay” afterwards. It was both interesting and perplexing. That there has been a huge shift in his character and personality is clear. That he once dated women and now is attracted to men is easily shown. That he…
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Unremitting Joy
Don’t forget that Easter is not just a day but a season – 50 days of unremitting joy in fact. We’re 10 days in. Should you be feeling the joy start to droop, I suggest you have a listen to this lovely Regina Coeli: I’m not sure that it is quite so lusty as we…