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The Re-formation of the Monastic Church in the British Landscape
The Re-formation of the Monastic Church in the British Landscape In my last post, Chasing Columba – Rediscovering the Future, I introduced the notion that the Monastic Church of Britain was not just a historical concept we enjoy as lovers of history. Rather it is a genuine example from antiquity of how the community of … Continue reading The Re-formation of the Monastic Church in the British Landscape
Chasing Columba – Rediscovering the future.
Chasing Columba – Rediscovering the future. Over the next few months I will begin to sketch out the beginnings, foundations of a re-formation of the Monastic Church in the British landscape. If you can forgive such hubris in an opening sentence, I use the word ‘re-formation’ quite deliberately. Notice I do not speak of revival, … Continue reading Chasing Columba – Rediscovering the future.
The Red Letter Sayings – The Poor (part two)
In part one, I talked about our crisis of spirituality and faith that exists in the west when viewed through the lens of God in Christ as intentionally poor and the pervasive acculturation of the Gospel message as more a Christianised materialism than a genuine message calling us to true discipleship. It is on the … Continue reading The Red Letter Sayings – The Poor (part two)
The Red Letter Sayings – The Poor (part one)
Talk first given at Revelation Church, Chichester. UK ‘Beware of practising your piety before others to be seen by them : for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven. So when you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites in the synagogue and in the streets, so … Continue reading The Red Letter Sayings – The Poor (part one)
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