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Archive for December 21st, 2008

Nick Cave: St Mark’s Gospel is “the root source of my spirituality”

Sunday, December 21st, 2008

Nick Cave writes and sings gripping songs of evil and foreboding. Together with his brilliant band the Bad Seeds, he has recorded a long string of compelling albums. His creative ability is undeniable, even if what he has created is generally chilling, seamy, and violent.
Many of Nick Cave’s songs have obvious religious implications. [...]

The Rev. David Curry: “Behold the Lamb of God”

Sunday, December 21st, 2008

The Rev David Curry, Rector of Christ Church, Windsor, gave this sermon this morning for the Fourth Sunday In Advent, based on the Gospel reading (St John 1:19-28).
The theme of Advent is holy watching and holy waiting; that presents a challenge because it’s very hard to wait upon God. Advent is also a time [...]

The Fourth Sunday in Advent

Sunday, December 21st, 2008

The collect for today, the 4th Sunday in Advent, from the 1962 Canadian Book of Common Prayer:
Raise up, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy power, and come among us, and with great might succour us; that whereas, through our sins and wickedness, we are sore let and hindered in running the race that is set [...]