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EDIBLE
THOUGHTS &
INTO THE WORD:
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An Anglican
Covenant
Frustration
has been mounting in the Church of England. A group of evangelicals
representing 2000 parishes has signed a covenant outlining the
desire and rationale of the evangelical leaders. It was
released following their meeting with Abp Rowan Williams.
 Kris
Michaelson: Missing the main event
Could it
be that the Church needs to recapture that sense of God’s Law and
Jesus’ radiant fulfillment of it as the Light that gives greater
understanding and the Way that leads to the fullest experience
of life?
When a baby is dying
John Patrick
Some
ethical guidelines for neonatal care.
Robert Thaler
The
starting point is Jesus. A church is nothing more nor less than the
group of people that the crucified and risen Jesus draws to himself
in a particular place each Sunday morning.
ON THE FRONTLINE:
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Organist
hits 180 weekly concerts
By SUE CARELESS
Photo: Sue Careless
ST.
JOHN’S--David Drinkell has performed 180 weekly lunchtime organ
recitals at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in St. John’s,
Newfoundland. Drinkell started the ambitious concert series because
“It gets the cathedral open and known in the community and because
it makes me practice!
JANUARY
EDITORIAL TAP:
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Te Deum
Laudamus in 2007
The St. Michael Report draws the conclusion: that the
blessing of same-sex unions is not a communion-splitting issue.
So if this is not properly a communion-breaking issue, then why are
we seeing major fractures occurring throughout the church? Why
does it seem impossible for deeply differing theological convictions
to co-exist?
TAP
INTERVIEW:
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Photo: CPM
Andrew Hutchison,
Primate of Canada
...Next
is the lifting from the table [of] the motion from the Synod of ’04
that effectively would give local option a possibility. Just how
that will be dealt with is an open question but it must be dealt
with because the motion was deferred from the previous Synod. I
suspect one option is once again to refer the matter because of the
conclusion [that] this is doctrine and therefore should be referred
back to a committee to look at the whole canon on marriage.
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By GAVIN DUNBAR
Ecclesiology: Ecclesiology is the doctrine of the Church
(from the Greek word “ecclesia,” meaning “assembly”). Some
Christians tend to have a utilitarian view of the Church as a purely
human institution, which may therefore be remodeled at will to suit
our good intentions, such as the promotion of the Gospel or the
service of those in need. Such views are not grounded in Scripture,
which always speaks of the Church as a theological reality,
created and governed by the Word of God. It is a human society, but
one redeemed by God; it is the Body and Bride of Christ (Ephesians
1.22-23; 5.25-28), the Temple of his indwelling Spirit (1 Cor.
3.16), a people, flock, or household of God living within the new
covenant (Exodus 6.7; Jeremiah 31.33; John 10.16, 1 Cor. 11:25; 11
Peter 5.2-4). Only as the Church abides by theological
reality can it serve God faithfully.
By GAVIN DUNBAR
What does
Epiphany mean?
The word
“epiphany” means “showing,” “shining,” or “appearing,” and it refers
to the manifestation of Christ’s divine glory in the world –“the
glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and
truth” (John 1.14). There are multiple epiphanies of Christ,
multiple manifestations of his divine nature, wisdom and power, but
on the feast of Epiphany (January 6) the Church historically has
focused its attention on three events: the visit of the magi
(Matthew 2) in which the Jewish Christ was manifested to the
Gentiles as their Saviour; his baptism, when John saw the Spirit
descend upon him in the form of a dove and knew him to be the Son of
God (John 1.29-34); and the first miracle at Cana in which he
“manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him”
(John 2.11). Christ’s divine glory is manifest, that we might
worship him in faith, in hope, and in love.
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And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child
with Mary his mother, and fell down and worshipped him: and when
they had opened their treasures, they presented
unto him gifts; gold, and
frankincense, and myrrh.
Matthew 2:11
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS:
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Pope, Canterbury
share worship & acknowledge obstacles
(ACNS)
A
friendly meeting between Rowan Williams and Benedict XVI concludes
that new obstacles are a profound deterrent to communion.
JESUS &
HOLLYWOOD:
THE PASSION
PLAYBOOK
By TERRY MATTINGLY
American
cinema begins to cash in on the dollar value of Christian message.
 Worker
loses appeal with British Airways over cross
(Staff)
A
check-in worker has lost her appeal with British Airways to visibly
wear her tiny gold cross. Nadia Eweida was told to conceal it under
her uniform.
 Zondervan’s
all black audio Bible smash hit
By SUE CARELESS
Samuel L.
Jackson, Denzel Washington and others add voices to audio version of
the Bible.
 San
Joaquin Diocese takes first step towards leaving TEC
By DAVID VIRTUE
Since the
2003 ordination of an openly gay bishop, scores of congregations
have left The Episcopal Church but now, for the first time, a
diocese has taken measures to leave TEC yet remain within the global
Anglican Communion.
Blind Chinese
activist’s sentence upheld
By
MEG JALSEVAC
Activist who
opposes forced sterilisation and abortion arrested and convicted for
organizing mob to disturb local traffic.
Canada sends free bednets to Sierra Leone
By SUE CARELESS
All the
children in the world’s poorest country have received a free package
of life-saving tools from Canada.
International TAP
Briefs
•
US conservative Jewish assembly accepts
homosexual rabbis
• Tanzania
cuts ties with TEC
• Two Virginia
churches leave TEC
CANADIAN NEWS:
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When you've been
hurt by the
Church
The Church has been called a ‘hospital for the soul,’ a place of
healing and restoration.
• Sue Careless considers what
happens when parishioners, clergy and their families are hurt.
•
Capt. Bruce Smith suggests ways to build bridges with those who have
been estranged.
Canadian parliament: ‘whipped’ vote closes
debate
(Staff)
Conservatives & Liberals allow free vote on controversial motion,
while Bloc & NDP toe party line.
Nativity Story hits Canadian big screens
By
ALEX NEWMAN
Sometimes
hearing something so often makes us deaf and blind to the real
story, but The Nativity Story makes the greatest story real
once more, through ordinary characters living out extraordinary
events.
 Bishop
confuses Act of Synod
By SUE CARELESS
The bishop
of Brandon who reluctantly gave
his public
assent to a motion that was passed by clergy and lay leaders at his
diocesan synod has now, in his private correspondence, thrown the
Act into
confusion.
 UNIVERSITIES
BAN PRO-LIFE ASSOCIATIONS
Three
Canadian universities take steps to ban pro-life clubs from
campuses.
Canadian TAP
Briefs
•
Canadians give more
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New ACiA parish in Ontario
•
St. Clements votes down $5M plan
BOOKREVIEW:
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 70
Scholars bring African Commentary to the world
Reviewed by
Mesfin Atlaye
Africa Bible Commentary
Tokunboh
Adeyemo, General Editor
It is an historic moment when, seventy African scholars, both women
and men from all evangelical Christian traditions, highly trained
and with a wealth of service and leadership experience, have
laboured for five years to produce this magnificent work with a
vision that the final volume would speak directly into the
day-to-day lives of Africans.
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