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...So whilst an artist like Rembrandt could create hundreds of miracles in paint and pen that brought biblical stories to life in Calvinist Holland, his art hung upon the walls of homes and never in churches...
God is with us!
- Last Updated on Friday, 23 September 2011 11:46
Worship and Bible Study resources for Advent, Christmas and Epiphany
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The celebrations of Christmas are at the heart of the Gospel. We affirm and celebrate that God, the creator of all, is one with us and alongside us, sharing our humanity; being born, being loved, living a human life. The incarnation of God in Christ is at the heart of the story of our salvation, part of the wonder of the good news. It is indeed reason to celebrate! This is also one of the times of the year when wider circles of people join us and when we, as church, have opportunities to speak and sing of our faith in the streets and squares, among families and friends.
Three Prayers
- Last Updated on Saturday, 12 February 2011 13:46
Three prayers - all written by key figures in the history of theology at the University of Cambridge during its 800 year story - one based on a prayer in springtime by Erasmus of Queens College, a much shorter prayer from a work that Margaret Beaufort translated into English, and a third, shorter again, from Henry Martyn.
In one the language is plural: we pray as a gathered community of fellowship and learning.
In the short prayers the language is singular: we speak personally and individually to God.
Early (A Sermon for Easter Sunday)
- Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 January 2011 06:32
‘Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed..’
Today, I’m going to preach on just one word. The word is ‘early’. With the Fourth Gospel, even more than the others, you sense that every word counts – and that there is meaning to be found in every syllable. Scripture has a way of offering hints that there is more to see than meets the eye – and maybe more than we could ever see if we spent a lifetime looking. The story of the resurrection begins by telling us how early it was – when Mary went to the tomb. It was so early that it wasn’t even yet light – it was still dark. Even the birds had not started singing. And you just know that this means more telling us what time is was. And it wasn’t only that it was early in the day, it was early in the week, the very first day. It was in
Adventures in Seeing the Point
- Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 January 2011 06:32
So I love to preach and I relish stories. I delight in scripture. I practice hard to let words work their craft in worship. And in this I think I honour my Reformed inheritance, for words that bring God’s Word to life in preaching, prayer and praise have been the foundation of our tradition’s worship.
But there is more going on here.
Reflections on my First Visit to Wayland Prison
- Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 January 2011 06:31