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3:55:17!
Sara’s Time in the Scotiabank Toronto Marathon. Over 17 minutes better than her last marathon- 10 years ago- before kids!!!
Way to Go Sara!!
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Sublime
I am a huge fan of Imogen Heap. This is just her and a piano. Absolutely wonderful, had to share it.
http://www.ted.com/talks/imogen_heap_wait.html?awesm=on.ted.com_3C&utm_campaign=ted&utm_medium=on.ted.com-twitter&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_content=site-basic
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An interesting article
http://www.wycliffecollege.ca/documents/Blessing%20_2_.pdf
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Crossroads
Well, once again we find ourselves contemplating at the crossroads. The Episcopal Church has and is ignoring the rest of the Anglican communion and plunging headlong into ordaining practicing homosexuals and no doubt, ratifying rites of same-sex marriage.
Can we in our “prophetic” diocese be far behind?
As I mentioned we must choose between whether we [...]
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How did we get here?
We have traded holiness for “tolerance”.
We have traded truth for “inclusivity”.
We have traded the Good News of the Gospel for the ambiguous news of our culture.
We have traded Grace for merit;
Righteousness for self-authenticity; mercy and kindness for institution and power.
All around us the church is crumbling and people wonder why?
The hierarchy cries “This is the [...]
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The Authority of Scripture
Because I have a cold, I can’t do much but sit around and suffer. ( I know, poorrr me)
But I have been thinking about this situation in the church and its struggle with the authority of scripture.
It occurs to me that the present struggle is over two differing points of view.
One says that the Bible [...]
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The Authority of Scripture
Last night we had our deanery chapter meeting. It was a spirited affair, unlike usual. It highlighted the reality that we are simply two religions, not just two different viewpoints within the same church. Here is what I presented.
The Bible gets exactly the authority we allow it.
If your Bible [...]
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Modern Doubt
G.K. Chesterton
“We need not deny that modern doubt, like ancient doubt, does ask deep questions, we only deny that… it gives any deeper answers. And it is a general rule, touching what is called modern thought, that while questions are often really deep, the answers are often decidedly shallow. And it is perhaps [...]
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I have been enjoying G.K. Chesterton lately, his “common sense” is refreshingly simple and accurate.
He writes:
“We do not want a religion that is right where we are right. What we want is a religion that is right where we are wrong… (Some) people merely take the modern mood… and then require any creed to [...]
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