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THOUGHTS &
INTO THE WORD:
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Douglas Cryer
When
church leaders climb to the top, and then come crashing down in
public scandal, God’s forgiveness and grace are there -- but so are
the far-reaching consequences of sin. (this
article is not available on the web)
Photo: Sue Careless
 Terry
Buckle: The One Who Came is to Come Again.
Readiness
for this astounding event means holy living on the edge of the
coming dawn as the dark power of this world recedes with the light
of his return.
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ON THE FRONTLINE:
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Preparing
for Christmas with Plasticene
By SUE CARELESS
In early
December the children of St. John’s Shaughnessy in Vancouver begin
preparations for their popular family Christmas Eve service. An art
day is held at the church at which the youngest children are
encouraged to create paintings and the older ones sculptures and
prints of specific biblical scenes.
DECEMBER
EDITORIAL TAP:
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Christ-Mass
Celebrations
Across the country the Church is
mounting her annual counter-campaign to battle cultural sentiment
and raise the cross of Christ in the midst of our
winter
wonderland.
TAP
INTERVIEW:
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Photo: Dawn Gates
Kevin Martin
By SHARON
DEWEY-HETKE
The Very Rev’d Kevin Martin is Dean of
the Diocese of Dallas (Texas) and Rector of the Episcopal Cathedral
there. For ten years previously he was the Congregational
Development Officer for the Diocese of Texas, during which time a
significant renewal occurred. Last October Martin addressed the
“Bringing in the Sheaves” conference in Prince Albert, SK.
Holiness:
“Holy” is the word in Scripture for all that sets God apart from
creatures, and inspires in them reverence and holy fear (Lev.
11.44-45; Isaiah 1.4; 2.2; 6.3; Revelation 4.8). Yet it is also the
word used in Scripture for those things and persons which are set
apart from common use for his service. Those whom God takes
possession of, and who are made holy like him (Exodus 19.6; 28-31
passim), through configuration to his likeness, are made capable of
seeing God, and sharing in the joy and peace of his eternal life
(Matthew 5.8; Romans 6.22; 1 John 3.2).
Why do we
regularly commemorate Christians from the past, like St Nicholas?
Christians
have sometimes feared that the remembering of the saints would
detract from the worship due to God, and obscure the all sufficiency
of Christ's saving work. But in remembering the saints, as we
do on All Saints' (Nov. 1), the Church remembers nothing but the
grace of Christ in them, and the gracious work of the Spirit of
holiness indwelling them. Moreover, in so remembering them, we are
put in mind of the holiness to which all Christians are called by
the gospel (e.g. Leviticus 19.2, cf. 1 Peter 1.15, 16, 1 Corinthians
1.2). Against the pervasive temptations to worldly conformity, the
saints stand out as “lights of the world in their several
generations.” They are those who have sought to be relevant to
eternity, rather than to this passing age (Romans 12.1-2). A deeper
awareness of the communion of saints can only serve to strengthen
our faith and hope in Christ (Hebrews 11-12).
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS:
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Church
of England does not support infant euthanasia
By GUDRUN SCHULTZ
Experts
criticize media reports for confusing
legitimate
treatment withdrawal and
euthanasia.
 MUSLIMS
AND CHRISTIANS SAY: KEEP CHRISTMAS
By SUE CARELESS
Anglican &
Islamic leaders
call Britain to keep the ‘mystery of
God’ in public life through the celebration of Christmas.
Evangelical
- Roman Catholic statement on life
By GUDRUN SCHULTZ
J.I. Packer
& R.J. Neuhaus
participate in joint statement on
abortion, euthanasia and embryonic research.
Photo: Sue Careless
 Muslim
riots in Nigeria displace Christians and destroy churches
(Source:
Voice of the Martyrs)
5,000 Christians
are displaced and 18 church buildings,
including the Anglican Cathedral, are torched in violent Islamic
riots in Dutse, the capital of Jigawa state in northern Nigeria.
Small
loans big help to world’s poor
By SUE CARELESS
On Nov. 12
Ottawa pledged $40M
to help the
world’s poor with small
loans.
International TAP
Briefs
•
Britain pardons WWI deserters
• Synagogue
reopened
• Christmas
returns to Wal Mart
• Christmas
stamped out
• Sir Elton
calls for ban on religion
CANADIAN NEWS:
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GS2007: BCP revision?
By SHARON DEWEY HETKE
It will have been only three years since a process of prayer book
revision was most recently proposed and rejected, but General
Synod 2007 will reconsider the matter.
Evangelist who helped convert two bishops is
feted
(STAFF)
Atagotaaluk was standing beside the evangelist translating but felt
so convicted by Dr. Patterson’s preaching that he turned and knelt
at the communion rail, all the while continuing to translate for the
rest of the congregation.
Needle in;
needle out
By SUE CARELESS
Designer
Catherine Comor opts to create church vestments rather than swimsuits.
ABC bookstore to
close its doors
(Staff)
$1.1
Million deficit
last year was the final nail in the
coffin of Canada’s only national retail outlet for the Anglican Book
Centre.
 St
Nicholas still most popular saint -- in Sackville, NB
By KATHERINE TAPLEY-MILTON
History’s best loved bishop is suitably commemorated every year in a
New Brunswick parish.
Photo:
Margaret Ann Craig
 Adrian
Plass & Steve Bell on tour
By ALEX NEWMAN
Plass is in demand as a speaker, and recently kicked off his
Canadian tour Oct 12 in Toronto, raising laugh meters across the
country until he closed in Abbotsford. Sidelining him was Canadian
musician Steve Bell.
Contentious Synod in Brandon
By LARRY WINSLOW
Clergy and laity in the Diocese of Brandon are profoundly divided
over issues of marriage and the Solemn Declaration.
Canadian TAP
Briefs
•
Coffin to retire early
•
New facility opened
•
Mike Janzen Trio wins award
BOOKREVIEW:
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 Historical
fiction isn't always fictional history
Reviewed by
PETER ERB
Sovereign
By C.J. Sansom.
Sansom's
most recent work is dedicated to P.D. James and, like her, he
chooses to use his novels to raise perennial religious questions as
framed within the communion of the Church of England. In
Sovereign he introduces the reader to the confusing religious
milieu of the mid 16th century and the turmoil of people struggling
to “work out their salvation with fear and trembling,”
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And the
Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us
(and we
beheld his glory, the glory as of the only-begotten of the Father)
full of
grace and truth.
John 1:14
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