Over the course of the last week, several people have asked me how to begin using the Book of Common Prayer. Here is a brief introduction for those who might be interested in exploring this historic resource for individual and corporate prayer. THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER (1979 edition) Tradition is the …
My wife and I were privileged to have participated in the Iconic Life: Baptism and Music Conference on April 20th. It was a fascinating and fruitful time, and a joy to connect with other music directors and pastors from the Central Valley. We were reminded of how blessed we are to be serving in a local …
This review first appeared over at PopMatters.com Click here for original source. Nostalgia of the Honorable Variety Chuck Klosterman once wrote that, “With the exception of Jim Morrison, Eric Clapton is (arguably) the most overrated rock musician of all time…” This may have been true 20 years ago, but not …
This is the best quote I have read over the last few days about Jorge Bergoglio (Pope Francis I). The original source for this quote is from an article in The Weekly Standard that can be found here. I was made aware of this article through Peter Leithart’s blog over at …
“Judas is not the first or the last to betray the love of God for weak and willful human beings. Betrayal began with Adam and Eve; it runs like a thread through the story of Israel, and through our own.” -from Magnificat 3/26/13 This song was written with the biblical …
This is seed-time, not harvest. God sows the seed, and some time or other he will do the reaping. The one thing I must do is to make sure the seed falls on fertile ground. And I must arm myself against the pain and depression that sometimes almost defeats me. If this is the way God has chosen-and everything indicates that it is-then I must willingly and without rancor make it my way.
-Father Delp (died 1945) was a German Jesuit priest condemned to death by the Nazis in Berlin, Germany.
The 2013 Lenten season is almost upon us. This coming Wednesday marks the beginning of the forty days leading to the Easter celebration. Here are a few resources to enrich your Lenten journey this year. Lent Resources 2013 What is Lent? The Christian year centers on the major events of …
Slavoj Zizek commented on the “Gangham Style” phenomenon at a recent lecture in Vermont. He makes the case that the hysteria surrounding the phenomenon is a form of spirituality that creates its own kind of sacred space, It’s disgusting, so you have to watch it 40 or 50 times a …
The first Son Lux album has just been made available for free download over at Noisetrade. At War with Walls and Mazes continues to be one of the discs I have consistently returned to over the course of the last few years. It has been called, “…the musical equivalent of …
via Altar Video Magazine
