Posted by Rob Borley | Posted on 18-08-2006
Category : Religion, Society
This week offers a mixed bag of articles that I managed to read in their entirety. So as usual, take a look and get involved.
Of course, by way of disclaimer; the views expressed in these articles are in no way endorsed by threedays unless otherwise stated. We might agree, we might not, but what do you think?
A Liberal Religious Mega Church?
Shawn of the LoFiTribe takes a look at the ‘Mega Church’ phenomenon in his post ‘A Liberal Religious Mega Church?‘ and examines weather or not it is compatible, or even possible, with liberal Christianity.
Selling All, Giving to the Poor
Nathan Colquhoun at Based On A True Story gives us his thoughts in ‘Selling All, Giving to the Poor‘ on Mark 10; Jesus’ encounter with the rich young ruler. This is a passage which we will be looking at in the coming weeks when our Bible Study gets that far so it might be worth checking out these views to help arm the upcoming discussion on that one.
Books For An Introduction To Studying Bible and Theology
Wes at Gathering In Light shares with us his ideal list of Books For An Introduction To Studying Bible and Theology. It doesn’t look particularly like light bed time reading but if you are looking for something to get your teeth into then I am sure you will find something of interest in that little list.
Congregational Singing
Over at World Of Your Making, Rick Lord (great name for a vicar) looks at the role of music and specifically Congregational Singing in our acts of worship. While Rick�s musical style might not be to your taste he does have some interesting views on this subject. Well worth a look.
Interview: Rob Borley of Threedays.co.uk
Finally this week, if you really get bored over the weekend, I was interviewed by The Daily Scribe and it has ended up here. I think that this is the beginning of a series of interviews of folk from various traditions. It’s nice to know that I have set the bar nice and high (*ahem*).
Have a great weekend.
Posted by Rob Borley | Posted on 16-08-2006
Category : Religion
This months ping homily on the The Daily Scribe is
Beauty. Which has given me a great opportunity to share with you possibly the most inspired line from a contemporary Christian song I have ever herd.
The song is by Daniel Goodman from Note for a Child and it’s called Impossibly Beautiful.
I am the question and you are the answer
I am the lyric with words, who, like dancers,
Need you, the melody, to give life to my song
I am a boat in the sea all alone
You are the North Star, guiding me home
I’m the explorer and you are the treasure I seek
And how can I dare to believe
I wake from this dream to see
Impossibly beautiful, you walk beside me
And all that I see in you
I just want to be with you
Impossibly beautiful, but beautifully true
I am a Japanese house made of paper
You, like a hurricane, lay me to waste
Here in my brokenness, everything changes but you
The line “Impossibly beautiful, but beautifully true” for me just sums up Jesus Christ.
He is impossibly beautiful, but beautifully true…..
Posted by Rob Borley | Posted on 11-08-2006
Category : Religion
Recently
The Daily Scribe has initiated something of a mutual back scratching session. Basically if a members post floats your boat, tell everyone about it.
The idea is to list the 5 best posts (in your opinion) of the week. Well, I must confess to being a little slow in keeping up with the blogsphere this week but here are 2 of the post I came across which I though worth sharing.
When push comes to shove, thank God for self-love
Camassia takes a look at the ethics of masturbation (that word means that anybody with a porn blocker can probably not read this post *smile*). The thoughts were provoked by the U.K.’s Masturbate-a-Thon held in London. The mind boggles. “When push comes to shove, thank God for self-love” is well worth a read.
The Yoke of Liberal Religion
Shawn at the LoFiTribe has offered a fascinating insight into world of liberal Christianity. ââ?¬Å?The Yoke of Liberal Religionââ?¬Â was well timed for me as I’m looking at these labels at the moment and trying to work out what on earth they mean. Having been labeled myself here on threedays as a conservative I found it really interesting to have a look at what some of our readers think I’m not. *smile*
Well that’s it for this week in what should become a regular round up of posts that have attracted my attention. Next time I will aim for 5. Pay them a visit, leave a comment, and post back here to tell me what you thought.
Have a great weekend
