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Grace Above Law / Lumos and Nox
Galatians 2:21 I do not nullify the grace of God; for if justification comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing. Day two of Lent, and I found this amazing light-switch in the Old Hall campus… If you don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Bible (passages and study), Christianity, Deep Thinking, Harry Potter, Love, Photos
Tagged Church, Galatians 2, Jesus Christ, Lent 2013, Light, lumos, nox, peace, photoaday2013, postaday2013, Religion, salvation, secularisation, spiritual, The Fall, unity, university, world
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Studying Unitarianism
We must not look for religion in creeds or formularies of human invention. We must look for it in the honest, the pious, the devotional heart; in the heart which truly loves God, loves its sister and brother also. The … Continue reading
Posted in Book Quotes, Christianity, Deep Thinking, Love
Tagged devotion, difference, Encyclopaedia of Religion, freedom, heart, Hosea Ballou, photoaday2013, postaday2013, Religion, Stuart Blanch, Unitarianism, unity
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Les Misérables
I think people love Les Mis because there’s this overarching message of hope and redemption. The idea of starting your own revolution just by loving the people close to you. – Eddie Redmayne, ’The Hollywood Reporter’ I went to see Les … Continue reading
Think of how God loves you
Last week in St Peters on the hill I had the beautifully stilling encounter of a butterfly flying into the church to join us for our prayer. And now this week after remembering my baptism birthday, a Sunday serving in … Continue reading
Love Creates, Love Heals, Love Saves
Preaching again this morning… First Reading: 2 Corinthians 8.7-9, 13-15, 24 Now as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in utmost eagerness, and in our love for you—so we want you to excel also in this generous undertaking. … Continue reading
Posted in *Favourites*, Christianity, Love, Sermons (My Own)
Tagged 2 Corinthians 8, Anglicanism, authority, communion, compassion, Dalai Lama, Greek, healing, heaven, Homosexuality, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, law, liberalism, Mark 5, marriage, peace, Religion, respect, salvation, sothesomai, women, world
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Lent 2012: Day Fifteen
Genesis 44:29 If you take this one also from me, and harm comes to him, you will bring down my grey hairs in sorrow to Sheol. Sounds like a bit of a depressing verse doesn’t it? The context to this verse … Continue reading
Posted in *Favourites*, Bible (passages and study), Book Quotes, Christianity, Deep Thinking
Tagged afterlife, children, creation, death, equality, freedom, fundamentalism, Genesis 44, God, Hell, Jesus Christ, Joseph of Genesis, Keith Ward, law, Lent 2012, liberalism, peace, Religion, Sheol, sin, suicide, time, unity, vision, What the Bible Really Teaches, world
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Lent 2012: Day Twelve
Galatians 3:23 Now before faith came, we were imprisoned and guarded under the law until faith would be revealed. Christ brought us Gospel. He told us to drop our beliefs of self-importance and stop weighing too much of our lives … Continue reading
Posted in Bible (passages and study), Christianity
Tagged equality, Galatians 3, Gospel, Jesus Christ, law, Lent 2012, Religion
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Love Yourselves
My first time preaching this morning. A wonderful two services. It was a delight to find that so many friends who aren’t members of my Church came along to join the family for the day, to support me and to … Continue reading
Posted in *Favourites*, Bible (passages and study), Christianity, Deep Thinking, Love, Sermons (My Own)
Tagged beauty, Blessed Virgin Mary, calling, Church, communion, equality, God, Jesus Christ, John 2, Love, purification, Religion, Revelation 19, transformation, vocation, water, wine
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Tsaheylu
“I’m trying to understand this deep connection the people have to the forest. She talks about a network of energy that flows through all living things…” My third (and at least for now final) consecutive post inspired by the film … Continue reading
Posted in *Favourites*, Bible (passages and study), Christianity, Other, Television
Tagged and did those feet, Avatar, bonds, connections, ephphatha, God, Greek, hymn, Jerusalem, Jesus Christ, judgement, Latin, Love, Mark 7, open, religio, Religion, sin, Tsaheylu, war, William Blake
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Happy Christmas?
A friend at college today asked me if I’d heard about the idea proposed that we can’t say ‘Happy Christmas’ anymore because it could be seen as offensive to non-Christians. No I hadn’t heard about that. This doesn’t appear to … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Love
Tagged Christmas, consumerism, political correctness, politics, postaday2011, Religion, world
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