Sacred and Spiritual Links - Monday 23 February 2015

From a UK colleague ...

SERMONS AND TALKS

1. When only the deepest reality will do - Os Guinness - St Ebbe's Audio [Exodus 33:7-23]

http://tinyurl.com/kd7sqae

2. Oxford's Questions on Science and Faith - Alister McGrath - St Ebbe's Audio

http://tinyurl.com/k9n596e

3. Beautiful Feet - Bishop Ken Clark - St Philip's Charleston Audio [Isaiah 52:7 and Romans 10:15]

http://tinyurl.com/kdk89ks

Commentary

4. The Sunday Readings - Rev Stephen Trott

https://laworgospel.wordpress.com/

5. Preaching Ideas and Commentary - Rev Peter Carrell

http://preachingdownunder.blogspot.co.nz/

6. Continue Read the New Testament in a year with Rev Andrew Goddard

http://www.sjtl.org/category/reading-nt/

WORSHIP

7. The bells of St. Paul's Cathedral - BBC Radio 4

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0532g03

8. Choral Evensong from St John's College, Cambridge - BBC Radio 3

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b052lpjf

9. Sunday Hour - BBC Radio 2

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b052tn93

10. 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

and Trinity College, Cambridge

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

and New College, Oxford

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

PRAYER

Please pray for the Church of England, for Christians and all facing persecution and crime in Syria and Iraq including refugees facing winter and hunger; for the persecuted church and in particular in Nigeria and neighboring countries, Egypt, Sudan, Iran and China; for peace in Ukraine, Israel and Gaza; and for the Diocese of South Carolina.

11. Topical Prayers - Church of England

http://tinyurl.com/6wnk2pk

Prayers for the Church of England from Lent and Beyond

http://tinyurl.com/mvux2u3

Iraq: Report from Diocese of Egypt and Prayer Request

http://tinyurl.com/polqfof

Egypt: Statement on the Murder of 21 Egyptian Christians and Prayer Request - Archbishop Mouneer Anis

http://tinyurl.com/o6vucb4

Shooting of witness threatens trial of Coptic Christians' murderers - WWM

http://tinyurl.com/qyy8rl2

Sudan: Fears growing for two South Sudan pastors held by Sudan intelligence - WWM

http://tinyurl.com/ou7mfd7

Iran: Authorities raid homes of three Christians, pastor Irani refused conditional release - CSW

http://tinyurl.com/nbantuo

China: Hong Kong Christians demand information about imprisoned bishop - CSW

http://tinyurl.com/kap2qv4

South Carolina: Prayers from Lent and Beyond

http://tinyurl.com/kssn33y

CURRENT AFFAIRS

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

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0532g09

Food for thought

13. Not Your Typical Ash Wednesday - Josh Patrick

http://tinyurl.com/pahrj4g

A vital resource that can help all new Christians in their faith - CEN

http://tinyurl.com/pd78d3h

website

http://app.nowachristian.org/#/welcome

FINALLY

14. Greater Love - John Ireland - Somerville Choir [adjust quality with cogwheel lower right]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X-rko_06oU