Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent/Silence is a translation from the Greek 4th century Li tur gy of St. James, (Σιγησάτο παρα σὰρξ βροτεία) by Gerard Moultrie. Its theme of worshipping the incarnate Jesus, recognising Him as God and Saviour is timeless. These words, sung with the almost chant-like intonations of the tune Picardy also …
Last night I was reminded again of my stupid small-minded failings as a father. (Again) Things I said from an adult (and cynical) perspective to a child, and how those comments hurt, and how they have remained and continue to bear their own fruit. I never wanted to be that sort of father. It hurts …
Trevin Wax writes about the counter-productivity of building a church identity around barrier-building preferential distinctions instead of the barrier destroying power of the Gospel. Wax provides a couple of fictitious examples of people who identify with the contrasting preferential distinctions of their home churches but share common uncertain experiences when it comes time to find …
This has been a wonderful series of posts about the place of reading the Bible aloud in our gatherings. Over eight posts at the Sola Panel blog Scott Newling has sought to unpack the implications of Paul’s exhortation to Timothy: ‘Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching’ …
