Spiritual and sacred links - Monday 3rd November 2014

One link I supply myself is to a Timaru Herald article about a new vicar being inducted (a service led by me in Bishop Victoria's absence). Another is to an interesting reflection on a possible Anglican Congress by Mark Harris at Preludium. Notable also is this sermon which makes reference to the ministry of my bishop, +Victoria Matthews.

The following links have been supplied by a UK colleague:

I hope some of this will be of assistance and use.   #5 Vaughan Roberts on encountering Jesus; #6 a brief talk from Andrew White's recent US church visits; #9-12 and #16 Some prayer talks and an interview from Tim Keller, prayer sites and information on the International Day/s of Prayer for the Persecuted Church; #15 reports on Christianity in Britain and China, commemoration of 800 years of Magna Carta and with recent church resignations for infidelity some thoughts on why this is happening.

Prayers for you this coming week.

WORSHIP

1. The bells of St. Leonard's, Streatham in London - BBC Radio 4

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04n2fmc

2. Choral Evensong from Gloucester Cathedral with the Royal School of Church Music Millennium Youth Choir - BBC Radio 3

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04mbmzb

3. Sunday Hour - BBC Radio 2

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04lp052

4. Choral services from the chapels of King's College Cambridge

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

and Trinity College, Cambridge

http://trinitycollegechoir.com//webcasts/listen-again/

and St John's College, Cambridge

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

and New College, Oxford

http://www.newcollegechoir.com/webcasts.html

SERMONS AND TALKS

5. Face to face with Jesus - Vaughan Roberts - St Ebbes Audio [Daniel 10:1-9 and Revelation 1:9-20]

http://tinyurl.com/nv3fdqb

6. Dr Andrew White Sermon - All Saints Chevy Chase video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79RLUVol4Js

Commentary for Sunday 2nd November

7. The Sunday Readings - Rev Stephen Trott

http://tinyurl.com/oojyev9

8. Preaching Ideas and Commentary - Rev Peter Carrell

http://tinyurl.com/prhkzgv

PRAYER

9. Five talks on aspects of prayer from Tim Keller

How to pray the psalms

http://tinyurl.com/ktvcdf2

Fighting for solitude

http://tinyurl.com/mwdfl3g

Joy, sorrow and the healthy prayer life

http://tinyurl.com/ljl9azo

We pray to a father

http://tinyurl.com/ohmqlsg

Prayers that don't work

http://tinyurl.com/l6dg9wp

Interview: 10 questions on prayer with Tim Keller

http://tinyurl.com/l3fjsoc

Some prayer sites:

10. Daily prayer from the Church of England

http://tinyurl.com/necfzae

Lent and Beyond - Topical Anglican prayers

http://tinyurl.com/n3cwtf8

Pray as you go - helpful Ignatian ecumenical daily prayer from UK Jesuits

http://tinyurl.com/pnmkxtj

Prayers and songs from Taize - follow the links on the left

http://tinyurl.com/y89vt6

International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church

11. Christians Urged to Gather on International Day of Prayer as Persecution Reaches Unprecedented Levels – CP

http://tinyurl.com/q4wmbah

International Day of Prayer site – WEA

http://idop.org/en/

CSW

http://www.csw.org.uk/idop

Please pray for the Ebola Crisis and for those working for a cure; for Christians and all facing persecution and crime in Iraq; for the persecuted church and in particular in Iraq, Sudan, Nigeria and Argentina; for peace in Ukraine, Egypt, Israel and Gaza; and for the Diocese of South Carolina.

12. Iraq Region:

Christian refugees 'have lost everything' - Open Doors

http://tinyurl.com/kkrw42h

more Media Reports from FRRME

http://frrme.org/media-summary-30-october-2014/

13. Topical Prayers - Church of England

http://tinyurl.com/6wnk2pk

Egypt: Request for prayer from Bishop Mouneer Anis

http://tinyurl.com/q66kren

Sudan: Prayers after 5 children from same family killed in bomb attack in Nuba Mountains - Christian Today

http://tinyurl.com/mb3jsqd

Nigeria: 90 more abducted, 17 killed - Open Doors

http://tinyurl.com/oa4mngn

Boko Haram leader says they have not agreed and ceasefire and teh schoolgirls abducted have been married off - Christian Today

http://tinyurl.com/nv8rc4h

Argentina: Attempted murder of Baptist pastor – CSW

http://tinyurl.com/o3z5t38

South Carolina: Prayers from Lent and Beyond

http://tinyurl.com/kssn33y

CURRENT AFFAIRS

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

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04n2fmq

15. Food for thought

The British Election Study 2015: Religious affiliation – BRIN

http://tinyurl.com/oyeg94m

Religion in China: Cracks in the Atheist Edifice – Economist

http://tinyurl.com/oerakqy

Six reasons why I believe Halloween is far from harmless - J John – Mirror

http://tinyurl.com/ls3qgza

Magna Carta Octocentenial site

http://magnacarta800th.com/

British Library online copy and translation

http://www.bl.uk/magna-carta

A Magna Carta for 2015 - Rev Stephen Trott

http://tinyurl.com/q2kjzx5

Why Are So Many Middle-Aged Men Falling Into Sexual Sin? - Larry Tomczak - Charisma News

http://tinyurl.com/os5fgld

Part 2

http://tinyurl.com/osyuq49

Five reasons to trust the Gospels - Heather Tomlinson

http://tinyurl.com/qjy4a4q

FINALLY

16. International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church - IDOP Vimeo

http://vimeo.com/103113861

17. Let all the world in every corner sing - Rodolphus Choir

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV5Zg1M9iF0

18. Surfing at 1000 frames per second - Chris Bryan Vimeo

http://vimeo.com/108799588