http://www.holycross-weare.org Weare, New Hampshire Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:00:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Exodus 3:1-15                                                                     1 Corinthians 10:1-13                                                        Luke 13:1-9   "We dance round in a ring and suppose, But the secret sits in the center and knows." – Robert Frost  I’ve been thinking during my Lenten prayers about how much time I spend on Church and how little time I spend on God. How much time, to ... http://www.holycross-weare.org/2010/03/07/lent-3-march-7-2010/ Feb2010HCnewsletter-forweb Contains information about various Lenten opportunities, as well as an introduction to the online discussion series. http://www.holycross-weare.org/2010/02/22/february-2010-issue-of-happenings/ Deuteronomy 26:1-11                                                        Romans 10:8b-13                                                                               Luke 4:1-13 So we’re in the desert this morning, the wilderness. This isn’t a pleasure trip to Tucson for winter vacation week. We’re not here to soak up some sun. This is where there’s nothing to eat, no shelter, no one to keep us company. We’re alone, insecure, beset ... http://www.holycross-weare.org/2010/02/21/lent-1-february-21-2010/ 2 Corinthians 5:20b-21, 6:1-10                                        Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21                                                         Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.  We celebrate today two things that are difficult for us: sin and mortality. I remember being on the search committee for a new priest, back before I was ordained myself. We were going through resumes ... http://www.holycross-weare.org/2010/02/17/ash-wednesday-february-17-2010/ An experiment. We at Holy Cross are embarking on an experiment in interactive blogging, distance learning, virtual church -- call it what you will. We invite anyone interested to listen in and join in, whether or not part of the Holy Cross family. The subject is The Reason for God: ... http://www.holycross-weare.org/2010/02/16/belief-in-an-age-of-skepticism-lenteaster-on-line-discussion-series/ "Surely all religions are equally good." "Religion has led to untold strife, division, and conflict. For anyone to insist that they have 'the truth,' as religions require you to, means the world will never know peace." Religious relativism. Tim Keller says that the greatest source of skepticism about religion that he finds ... http://www.holycross-weare.org/2010/02/16/doubt-1-there-cant-be-just-one-true-religion/ Exodus 34:29-35                                                                 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2                                                       Luke 9:28-43 Since, then, we have such a hope, we act with great boldness, not like Moses, who put a veil over his face to keep the people of Israel from gazing [on God’s glory]. -- 2 Corinthians 3:12 This is one of the central themes in the New ... http://www.holycross-weare.org/2010/02/14/last-epiphany-february-14-2010/ This is the second of the doubts Tim Keller cites that people give him as reasons why they find it difficult or impossible to believe in God, at least the "orthodox" God of the Christian Church. Either God is not good, since there is so much suffering and evil in ... http://www.holycross-weare.org/2010/02/13/doubt-2-how-could-a-good-god-allow-suffering/ Timothy Keller's language can seem like a cold shower. "Is a belief in absolute truth the enemy of freedom?" he begins this chapter by asking. He's a Presbyterian, working out of a Calvinist theology, and that isn't the way most Anglicans talk. Had I, your vicar, been writing this sentence, ... http://www.holycross-weare.org/2010/02/12/doubt-three-christianity-is-a-straitjacket/ Bishop Robinson's official visitation to Holy Cross on February 7, 2010, centered on a joyful celebration of the Eucharist. The Worship Space was decorated with banners and paper fish echoing the theme of the gospel reading for the day, Luke 5:1-11, in which Jesus tells his disciples to "put out ... http://www.holycross-weare.org/2010/02/08/bishop-robinson-visits-holy-cross/