The Director-General of the BBC has said some interesting and provocative things about religious broadcasting (see Ekklesia News report here). Here’s a call for creative involvement: sounds like an invitation to incarnation to me, and to use the arts as arts, not as propaganda.
Church Typos
Ekklesia News reports on the Top Ten Church Magazine Typos, as voted for at Ship Of Fools.
The best church typo I witnessed was in an Anglican church in Bristol. In the days of Xerox machines, they had duplicated a liturgy for prayers of intercession, using the Litany from the Alternative Service Book. When it got to praying for the Government, the sheet didn’t say, “Endue the High Court of Parliament and all the Ministers of the Crown with wisdom and understanding” but “Endure the High Court of Parliament …”.
Sorry, I Was Wrong
In my piece The Dickens Festival Revisited I linked to stories about hospitals in Leicester banning the Bible. I now know this was incorrect – see this story at Ekklesia News. My sincere apologies.
Bono And Faith
Can anyone seriously doubt the reality of Bono’s faith when they read this quote? Ends up rather like C S Lewis’ old point that you can’t say Jesus was a good guy or a prophet: your only serious options are liar, lunatic or Lord.
Thanks to Andrew Careaga for the link.
My Theological Worldview
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You scored as Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan. You are an evangelical in the Wesleyan tradition. You believe that God’s grace enables you to choose to believe in him, even though you yourself are totally depraved. The gift of the Holy Spirit gives you assurance of your salvation, and he also enables you to live the life of obedience to which God has called us. You are influenced heavly by John Wesley and the Methodists.
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What's your theological worldview?
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Well that result at least is a relief for a Methodist minister!
Planning V Spontaneity
Maggi Dawn has a good post on this subject. Here are the thoughts I posted in response:
Coming from Methodism, which ostensibly holds together both those of a ‘written liturgy’ approach and those who claim to be non-liturgical, and being someone who finds strength in both approaches, I am often reminded of the early twentieth century Congregationalist leader who said that extempore prayer is ‘preaching with eyes closed’. Or I recall visiting friends who in the 1980s were students at Moorlands Bible College. They were on placement with a Brethren Assembly. My friends were Anglican and FIEC by their roots. They were both cynical about the issue of when in the morning service one of the men (and yes, sorry, it was men) would feel led to move into the breaking of the bread. “You watch,” they said, “the Spirit always moves at 11:45.” Sure enough …
And Here’s My Eschatology (Apparently)
You scored as Amillenialist. Amillenialism believes that the 1000 year reign is not literal but figurative, and that Christ began to reign at his ascension. People take some prophetic scripture far too literally in your view.
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What's your eschatology?
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So – not quite consistent with Moltmannian theology (see last entry)!
And Here’s My Eschatology (Apparently)
You scored as Amillenialist. Amillenialism believes that the 1000 year reign is not literal but figurative, and that Christ began to reign at his ascension. People take some prophetic scripture far too literally in your view.
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What's your eschatology?
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So – not quite consistent with Moltmannian theology (see last entry)!
Which Theologian Are You?
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You scored as Jürgen Moltmann. The problem of evil is central to your thought, and only a crucified God can show that God is not indifferent to human suffering. Christian discipleship means identifying with suffering but also anticipating the new creation of all things that God will bring about.
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Which theologian are you?
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Well my old research supervisor Richard Bauckham would be pleased! Who are you?
The Move – God’s Word From An Atheist
Maggi Dawn posted a great quote from Douglas Adams that sums up my thoughts about our forthcoming move. Given that Adams barely saw any purpose to life – at least I read him as existentialist-nihilist – this is a remarkable and beautiful quote.
Big Circumstance 