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Christian Films in the Marketplace
Interesting video essay by Andy Saladino on the rise of the Independent Christian movie, released through major production companies. Published in February 2016, it is slightly out of date. But it does point out that the takings at Box Office … Continue reading
Posted in Effective Church
Tagged audience, box-office, Christian, film, film-makers, independent, marketing, twenty-first century
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Who is this?
Reminder of the Mystery. Truth-speaker. Great bridge-builder. The space of love between everything. Inherent victory. The welcoming within. These are just a few of the descriptions which Father Richard Rohr has used to describe the Holy Spirit. He wrote … Continue reading
Posted in 3 Minute Retreat, Contemplation, Uncategorized
Tagged Contemplation, descriptions, Fr Richard Rohr, Holy Spirit, litany
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Answering Big Questions in Life
Why is there suffering? Is Jesus God or God Jesus? How do you know that God loves everyone? These honest questions are not simple. But from the Christian community, the Zacharias Trust and Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics come some … Continue reading
Posted in Effective Church
Tagged answers, Faith, life, moral, OCCA, philosophy, positive, questions, smart, thinking, tough, ways of thinking, wise, Zacharias Trust
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Chapter and Verse: counter-cultural every day life
The Message version of Romans 12:1-2 puts it well So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what … Continue reading
be who you were made to be
This morning, I have a sense that when followers of Jesus do what we are gifted to do ‘as unto the Lord’, no matter how we feel – that God says “You honour me” and it is pleasing to him. … Continue reading
Posted in Worship
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Thought for the day – from a wee shap in Glasgow
Herewith, the lesson o’ the day from ma pal, Keith, who works in a shap in Glasgow (and writes in Doric): We hae a regular customer that comes intae oor wurk practically a’day, wha’s name’s Andy. Andy is mair kent … Continue reading
Beginning Asset-based community Development
(from article Robert King “Death and Resurrection of an Urban Church, retrieved 15 April 2017) https://www.faithandleadership.com/death-and-resurrection-urban-church Three steps in the process 1. Listen Learn about your community by paying attention to its people and environment, including individuals; associations and other community … Continue reading
Posted in Effective Church, Uncategorized
Tagged assets-based, church, community, effective, John McKnight, Mike Mather
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Tough times
A church honest enough to talk about tough times, “the wall”, the dark night of the soul, a crisis of faith, brokenness, wilderness, desolation, pain, grief… themes present throughout the Bible but not preached on, often. Here is one church, … Continue reading
Posted in Effective Church, Uncategorized
Tagged brokenness, dark night of the soul, depth, desolation, grief, honesty, pain, sharing, wilderness
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Jamming with the Brothers
Last night, there was a fantastic programme on late night BBC about a small group of 5 men who are saving lives, renovating a derelict church and restoring it to the small community in a multi-faith city – “Bronx to … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Video
Tagged church, community, Franciscan, friars, intercession, Music, TV, Worship
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