The Works of Nicholas Ridley, D.D.: Sometime Lord Bishop of London, Martyr 1555 (Parker Society)
Slugger O'Toole (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Gender progress happened more quickly in the Church of England than you might think. The big battle was lost over 20 years ago, when Graham Leonard the Bishop of London lost the vote and the argument over Christ's will and left for Rome soon afterwards. For the Irish, the battle lines can be confusing. At the height of the row, I remember Dr Leonard telling me his favourite church in Ireland was Derry...
St Peter's London Docks (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
There has been an item on the BBC London news this evening, recording that you can now buy, over the counter a DNA paternity testing kit from a Pharmacy ( or as we of a certain generation will always say, a Chemists shop). What struck me about the report was not so much the moral theology implications but the commentators chosen by the BBC to reflect on this innovation, with profound family consequences....
Question Darwin (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
http://www.questiondarwin.com/ This reflection is addressed to my brother and sister Christians particularly. Sunday worship on radio 4 this morning came from a chapel at Windsor palace and was a multi faith (mainly different Christian sects (*) plus some Jewish and Sikh representation) including some words from the Duke of Edinburgh, on the theme of how we wretched humans are destroying the planet...
Jill Stephens BLOG (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
The Bishop of London unveils a plaque to Dietrich Bonhoeffer the German martyr who was executed in 1945, aged 39.
Times Online (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
The prayer offered by the Bishop of London to the thousands of veterans of past wars gathered at the Cenotaph yesterday epitomised the sacrifices being made in Afghanistan, as two more fatalities were reported over the weekend.
Tanzanite's Shelf and Stuff (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
Every Sunday Tanzanite highlights books that will be released during the upcoming week. She hopes you will find something you will enjoy! Wow - it's hard to believe that November is already here. On Wednesday I posted about the snow we received here in Denver. Well, by the time it was over on Thursday, we had 22 inches at my house (other places had more) and my office was shut down for a day and a...
Persecuted Church Weblog (Free subscription) | 25/10/2009
Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith. Hebrews 13:7b (ESV) October 25 1518: John Stilincen is condemned as a heretic by the bishop of London and chained to a stake in Smithfield and is burned to death, sealing his testimony to the truth with his blood. 1529: Thomas More becomes Lord Chancellor of England. Though he defended religious freedom in his book
Europe 1700-1914 (Free subscription) | 25/10/2009
The 24 March 2005 issue of Country Life has a fascinating article on the very welcome renovation of Danson House in Bexleyheath. The author, Chris Miele reports the following facts without comment: 'In 1753, the estate of John Styleman let the Danson property to John Boyd of Boyd and Company, a family business that had been founded on West Indies sugar plantations and subsequently acted as agents for...
Standing on My Head (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
Daily Telegraph religion journalist Damien Thompson is sometimes a bit gossipy for my liking, but in this article he does an inside analysis on some of the other major things happening in and behind this week's stunning announcement of Personal Ordinariates for Anglicans. For ten years I was an Anglican priest, and for ten years I was a Catholic layman in England. I worked for the St Barnabas Society--a...
Tom Nelson (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
Church of England: Do as we say, not as we do? The running costs of the Church of England’s 113 bishops increased by £2 million, or 13.5 per cent, to £16 million last year at a time when the Church has been telling the nation to embrace a more lowly life. The bishops spent £1.3 million on travel in a period when the Church’s own assets dropped from £5.67 billion...
Wedding Chaos Blog (Free subscription) | 05/10/2009
Bishops from the Church of England are stating that their churches should offer more to couples on their wedding day than just the ceremony. The Rt Rev Anthony Priddis who is the Bishop of Hereford and the Rt Rev Richard Chartres who is the Bishop of London both feel that more churches should be able to [...]
The Church Mouse (Free subscription) | 04/10/2009
Martin Stephen, the High Master of St Paul's has said that faith schools are divisive . "I do not oppose faith in schools. I worry deeply about exclusivity.", said Dr Stephen. Interesting that back in 2008 Dr Stephen said, in an interview with the Guardian, "one of the saddest things about the past 30 years is how the word 'elite' has changed from a term of admiration to one of derision'....
The Ramblings of Hughbo (Free subscription) | 29/09/2009
It’s been 10 days since the prestigious Christian Web & New Media Awards (see the winners here) – the ceremony was held at the beautiful church in the city of London, St. Stephen’s Walbrook, put on by Premier Christian Radio, the awards were introduced by the Bishop of London, Richard Chartres, and hosted by the [...]
Thinking Anglicans (Free subscription) | 28/09/2009
The Bishop of London, Richard Chartres preached last week at the installation of Giles Fraser as Canon Chancellor of St Paul’s. Comment is free: belief has published a shortened version of his sermon here. Some of the comments left by...
The Church Mouse (Free subscription) | 23/09/2009
Maria is a Premier Radio presenter, blogger , and host for the Christian Web & New Media Awards . The awards were also her brainchild. Writing exclusively for The Church Mouse, Maria reflects on this year's awards. The Mouse's own account of the evening has already been documented . It's amazing how an idea i had nearly 3 years ago (on a cold dark morning during a long train journey) has now developed...
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