Monthly Archives: January 2008
Body life #1 : Baptism is entry into a new people
This is the first in a series of six articles first published in Oikos. They are a simplification of John Yoder’s Body Politics Simplified – this time with a specifically house church audience in mind. Our life together as a … Continue reading
Filed under Anabaptism, Body Politics, church (ecclesiology), house church, John Howard Yoder
Celebration of Discipline #3 : Fasting
This is a series of posts about my reactions to each of the disciplines in Richard Foster’s book. I dread the idea of fasting. I don’t like denying myself. And I know, each time I read this chapter, I am … Continue reading
Filed under book review, spirituality
Sharing in the church meeting
In our Vineyard church we sit around tables. Sometimes we’re called on to share what God’s been saying to us during worship or in a time of reflection. I always find that harder to do than sharing in my old … Continue reading
Filed under church (ecclesiology), my spiritual journey
Richard Foster’s Celebration of discipline #2: Prayer
I think what surprises me about this chapter is Foster’s expectancy that prayer will, basically, work. I realise I was expecting cautious explanations of how if we look for our prayers to come true, we’ll be sorely disappointed.Of course, the … Continue reading
Filed under book review, Richard Foster, spirituality
AMUC Camp
Perth people might be interested in going to the AMUC camp (AMong the Urban Community) this month. They have a blog on WordPress – http://amuc.wordpress.com . (My brother is one of the organisers.) The idea is that for a week you … Continue reading
Filed under links, news and events
The death of Thomas Merton
We were listening to an interesting program about the Catholic spiritual writer Thomas Merton on Radio National. (I did get annoyed at Rachael Kohn as usual, trying it seemed to make Merton a pluralist in her own image; but then maybe … Continue reading
Filed under theologians and other Christian writers
R.I.P. Robert Webber
I just learned, after reading it in passing on subrationedei’s blog, that Robert Webber died in 2007. In 2000, I read Ancient-Future Faith and was quite convinced by him and his emphasis on liturgy and creeds. I then moved right away … Continue reading
The trinity in poetry
I’m reviewing a book of poems by Jane Williams called The Last Tourist, and it has in it the best few lines of Christian poetry I’ve read: the father (surefoot thunderlove) the son (appleeye godling in manskin) the holy ghost … Continue reading
Filed under theology, theology and literature
