Monthly Archives: January 2011
Podium | A forbidden fruit
Why is it that elements of pop culture created by Christians and with a Christian message so often generate such a negative reaction?
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Music from the Feast of the Epiphany
Singing from saint benedict’s table Last Sunday evening – The Feast of the Epiphany – we sang something inspired by lyrics originally composed thousands of years ago by a member of a priestly writing guild. The job of this writer
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Transcendence
What’s behind the silence O ur monthly meditative liturgy for the evening is an arrestingly different service. It’s worship built around music, prayer, readings and stillness with none of the usual trappings of church like communion, a sermon, coffee or
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Words from the road: sabbatical update #2
A note from Jamie Howison: This is the second in a series of weekly updates regarding my unfolding sabbatical study leave. For a bit of background as to the shape of my work during these two months, you can go
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Christmas | The final chapter
A sermon for the Feast of the Epiphany | Is 60: 1-6 & Matt 2: 1-12 T oday we get to hear what often feels like the final chapter of the Christmas Story. We get to hear about the wise
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Prayers of the People | January 9
L et us pray together now. God our Father, we come before you now, celebrating the day You came into this world and revealed Yourself to creation. We thank you for becoming human and for making Your presence known to
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Words from the road: a sabbatical update
A note from Jamie Howison: This is the first in a series of weekly updates regarding my unfolding sabbatical study leave. For a bit of background as to the shape of my work during these two months, you can go
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Prayers of the People | January 2
L iving God, we thank you for the gift of a new year. We move forward into 2011 with hope, seeking your aid as we lay aside the disappointments, frustrations and failures of the old year and take up the
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Hymn to Jesus
A sermon for the second Sunday of Christmas | John 1:1-18 O ne commentator on this John text said, “God bless the preacher who tries to say something sensible about this text in 20 minutes or less. Perhaps the best
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Podium | A forbidden fruit
Christians and pop culture Why is it that elements of pop culture created by Christians and with a Christian message so often generate such a negative reaction? Popular culture is known because of its appeal. Maybe, we just aren’t appealing.