Spiritual and Sacred Links - Monday 6 October 2014

(Supplied by an English colleague) (Update from initial posting)

WORSHIP

1. The bells of St Stephen's, Brannel in Cornwall. - BBC Radio 4

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04k7b6j

2. Choral Evensong from Winchester College - BBC Radio 3

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04jjpwf

3. Sunday Holy Communion livestreamed from St Helena's Church, Beaufort, South Carolina at 10:15 am Eastern Time, 3:15 pm London Time

http://www.sthelenas1712.org/

4. Sunday Hour - BBC Radio 2

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04jmsnt

5. Archived choral services from the chapels of King's College Cambridge

http://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/choir/webcasts.html

and St John's College, Cambridge

http://www.sjcchoir.co.uk/webcasts

SERMONS AND TALKS

6. Belief and unbelief - Vaughan Roberts [Luke 11:29-36] - St Ebbes Oxford Audio

http://tinyurl.com/mqn3zo6

7. Who can forgive sins? - Rico Tice [Mark 2:1-12] - All Souls Langham Place Audio

http://tinyurl.com/n78gnsh

8. The Sunday Readings - Rev Stephen Trott

http://tinyurl.com/le5ss3n

9. Preaching Ideas and Commentary - Rev Peter Carrell

http://tinyurl.com/l8sqzun

PRAYER

Please pray for the Ebola Crisis this week; for Christians and all facing persecution and crime in Iraq; for the persecuted church and in particular in the Middle East, Nigeria, Egypt, South Sudan, Laos and Hong Kong; for peace in Ukraine, Israel and Gaza; and for the Diocese of South Carolina.

10. Iraq Region:

Canon Andrew White on the situation in Baghdad - Sky News

http://tinyurl.com/q7og97y

As winter approaches, Christian and Yazidi refugees who fled IS could freeze to death - Ruth Gledhill

http://tinyurl.com/pwqgr4o

more Media Reports from FRRME

http://tinyurl.com/mdf38ef

11. Topical Prayers - Church of England

http://tinyurl.com/6wnk2pk

Ebola: Sept 29 – Oct 5: A week of prayer for the Ebola Crisis - Lent and Beyond

http://tinyurl.com/qx4kze8

Iran: Capital charges faced by three Christians dropped at court hearing – CSW

http://tinyurl.com/jvkgncy

South Sudan: One in seven people starving or severely malnourished - Christian Today

http://tinyurl.com/oxl5gny

Egypt: Egypt: CSW calls for investigation into violent police raid on Christian community – CSW

http://tinyurl.com/kqhrcxk

Laos: Lao Christians Arrested For Religious Gathering – hrlrf

http://hrwlrf.net/?p=235

Hong Kong: Insight - Chinese troops play symbolic role in Hong Kong drama over democracy – Reuters

http://tinyurl.com/nambjcp

South Carolina: Prayers from Lent and Beyond

http://tinyurl.com/kssn33y

CURRENT AFFAIRS

12. Sunday Programme - current affairs with Edward Stourton - BBC Radio 4

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04k7b6q

13. Food for thought

The woman John Stott couldn't live without - Christian Today

http://tinyurl.com/ka2gceg

Tom Wright – Pulled between the People and the Page – CEN

http://tinyurl.com/n2ug52c

FINALLY

14. It's about Jesus - St Helen's Vimeo

http://tinyurl.com/kkrvx2m

15. Hallelujah - Emu Music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxtkY_ucHBI

16. Norway - Morten Rustad Vimeo

http://vimeo.com/107469289