Sailing the Last Voyage with Newton and Pascal
It's almost hard for me to believe, but this Wednesday night I'm starting a brief (three week) series on this topic at my church, the North Cleveland Church of God. Here is the announcement on Sunday, live by our own Coleman Smart: https://www.youtube.com/live/fM9UY8sXZ9o?feature=share&t=360 My plan, Lord willing, is to put this on my YouTube channel …
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Clip source: Britain’s crisis of unbelief - New Statesman Britain’s crisis of unbeliefIn a nation that binds spiritual and temporal power, will the end of the old metaphysical order threaten the state itself? By Madoc CairnsPhoto by Robert Greshoff / millennium images, uk In the autumn of 1969, during the darkest days of the conflict… Britain’s …
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They didn't: Church of England priests will be permitted to bless the civil marriages of same-sex couples in a profound shift in the church's stance on homosexuality after a historic vote by its governing body. The first blessings for gay couples could happen this summer. Individual churches will be encouraged to state clearly whether they …
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In this interesting article by the Rev. Ben Crosby, he asks two questions as the starting point of why churches are in decline and if it really matters: Specifically, I believe that our conversations about church decline would be much more clarifying if we began by answering the following questions: 1. Do we think that …
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In the Communion Gospel this Sunday from the 1928 Book of Common Prayer, we have this in part: And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet? John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom …
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It seems I'm linking to quite a few obits these days. But those who have passed on have lessons for us who are left behind, and this is another one of those lessons. I knew Brian for many years, especially when he was Administrative Pastor of the North Cleveland Church of God and I was …
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Daniel Vassell, dean of Mobilize in the Church of God Division of Education, has gone to glory: Dr. Daniel J. Vassell Sr., 64, was many things — a husband, father, grandfather and reverend — but one thing was certain: he was a visible representation of joy. You could always feel his presence in the way …
In this video: https://youtu.be/msmwKXMxjfE I would strongly suggest that Anglican provinces visit the Church of God World Missions website. It shows how a centrally, episcopally governed church manages its missions, both in places where Christianity is welcome and in those places where it is not. Unlike the poker playing dog, we don't tell everything we …
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Who is My Neighbor? An Anthology in Natural Relations . By Thomas Achord & Darrell Dow. Self-published. 584 pages. $24.99. We live in an age where traditional and Christian morality are being eroded. Basic Christian teaching that permeates much of the history of Western Civilization is under attack. It is important when we see this… Book …
Most frequent visitors to this site know that I was raised on the 1928 Book of Common Prayer and in general am a fan of same. But it has issues, and a Twitter post pointed out one of them, which comes from the Catechism, in theory given to all those which seek to be confirmed. …
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