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EDIBLE
THOUGHTS &
INTO THE WORD:
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Edith Humphrey:
Icons of Love
Exploring the mystery of our communion
with God, and with each other, in Friendship, Family, Marriage and
the Church.
Bp George Bruce:
Some thoughts for Eastertide
The great message
of Easter for all of us is that the answer to the question ["Could
we start again please?"] is a
resounding “Yes!”
 
 Ron
Dart: Two men for all seasons
Canada's great
literary wit, Stephen Leacock (1869-1944), and Canada's greatest
philosopher, George Grant (1918-
1988). Two Anglicans you should know.
Stephen Andrews:
The Gullibility factor
Surely informed Christians can tell
the difference between a theological thriller (such as The
DaVinci Code) and a theological treatise. The latter can be
attacked or defended; the former should simply be enjoyed.
 Philip
Turner: Is our theology unworkable?
A reflection on the basic problem inherent in contemporary Anglican
thinking: the great divide between what we say we believe, and what
we really believe.
 George Sumner: In praise of common sense: A
reflection on St. Michael's Report.
It made perfect
sense to hand the question of same-sex blessings over to theologians
-- we all knew in our hearts that it was doctrine all along.
ON THE FRONTLINE:
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 Term
Paper Changes Life
By DEBRA FIEGUTH
A few years ago Marc Torchinsky, then a student at the University of
Manitoba, faced a major assignment for a course on anti-Semitism.
‘For some reason an idea popped into my head to
see
if the New
Testament
Photo: Sue Careless
was anti-Semitic
or
not.'
MAY
EDITORIAL TAP:
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 Happy
First Birthday!
On this our first of what we hope will be many anniversaries, we
simply want to thank you for making The Anglican Planet a reality.
(Read here also some of the kind birthday greetings we received.)
TAP
INTERVIEW:
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 John
Patrick
By ALEX NEWMAN
John Patrick’s
heart has moved mountains
to co-found Augustine College, a one-year program that
‘street-proofs’ Christian students from the slings and outrageous
arrows of the typical secular university environment.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS:
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Photo: Debra Fieguth
Kenyan Anglicans
face AIDS crisis By
DEBRA FIEGUTH
Anglicans from the Diocese of Ontario spent time on
the ground in Kenya learning first-hand about how
the Church is facing the HIV/AIDS crisis.
Apostasy trial
wakes up the world
(Staff)
The case of Abdul Rahman sounded a wake-up call to the plight of
Christian converts in Muslim countries. It is now being widely
acknowledged, even in the secular press, that Christians are the
most persecuted religious group in the world today.
Detail
from Giotto’s The Betrayal of Judas, 1302-04 (Scrovegni
Chapel)
Judas in the
spotlight (again)
By SUE CARELESS
Document discovered in Egyptian cave paints picture of Judas as the
hero of the Apostles, and loyal friend of Jesus. But what do the
scholars say?
Freed hostages
stir pacifism debate
By SUE CARELESS
Three kidnapped pacifists are being called ungrateful after allied
troops risked their lives to rescue them following four months of
captivity.
Churchgoers live
longer
By
TERRY VANDERHAYDEN
Going to Church
regularly may
help you live longer, according to
recently published research.
CANADIAN NEWS:
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Photo: Sue Careless
VBS today
For decades Anglican churches in
Canada have used the Vacation Bible School model for reaching out to
youth during summer vacation. Three writers examine where VBSs are
at
across Canada in 2006.
General Synod
officers initiate ‘consultation’
By SHARON
DEWEY HETKE
General Synod 2004 deferred decision on the blessing of
committed same-sex unions comes again to the floor.
Passion play
packs N.B. Church
(Staff)
The
Christmas pageant is the staple
 of many a church yet some
congregations like St. Mary and St. Bartholomew’s in Saint John,
N.B., are tackling the more challenging and darker re-enactment of
Christ’s suffering and death.
‘Eros of Liturgy’
to be subject of 1st annual Cranmer
 Conference
The Rev.
Dr. Gary Thorne, Member of Primate’s Theological Commission is to speak
in June on the place of Desire in Anglican worship.
Canadian TAP
Briefs
BOOKREVIEW:
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 When
the Spirit comes
Reviewed by CATHERINE
SIDER HAMILTON
Ecstasy and Intimacy: When the Holy
Spirit Meets the Human Spirit,
by Edith Humphrey, is (like its cover) a splash of colour, a book
about the things of God written with a passion both for the beauty
of the Godhead and for the beauty of the earth. It is a
sustained reflection on the way in which God, as Father, Son and
Holy Spirit, comes to meet us and draws us into his life, and the
way in which our lives can therefore become icons of the divine
glory, and the divine and suffering love.
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Christ
is risen!
The
Lord is risen indeed!
Alleluia! |
