Spiritual and Sacred Links - Monday 6th July 2015

Supplied by a UK colleague:

Here are some things I hope you will find encouraging and thought provoking:

#1 Vaughan Roberts on what Jesus left behind; #2 Kendall Harmon on current challenges for Christians and society; #3 William Taylor considers the Gospel at work; #4 Interesting discussion with Tom Wright and Peter Thiel on future ethical challenges including 'trans-humanism' - which has generated some discussion at #14. #13 some commentary and resources on current marriage moves; #14 Call to prayer from the Church of England Evangelical Council; and with #16 Christians in Singapore spent Sunday in prayer; #17 the bigger picture.

Prayers for you too for the coming week

SERMONS AND TALKS
1. "Peace I leave with you" - Vaughan Roberts - St Ebbes Audio [John14:25-3]
http://tinyurl.com/nzhu8ej

2. What does it Mean to Live Faithfully to Christ in our Time? - Dr Kendall Harmon - Christ St Pauls Audio
http://tinyurl.com/qcnzn8j

3. Strengthened for Work - William Taylor - St Helen's Media [Romans 1:1-17]
http://tinyurl.com/pvkfwhl

4. Imagining the Future, Innovation, and God - Bishop Tom Wright and Peter Thiel - Veritas Forum Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-c1glQRAlE

Commentary
5. Preaching Ideas and Commentary - Rev Peter Carrell
http://preachingdownunder.blogspot.co.nz/

6. The Sunday Readings - Rev Stephen Trott
https://laworgospel.wordpress.com/

7. The New Testament in a year with Rev Andrew Goddard
http://www.sjtl.org/category/reading-nt/

WORSHIP
8. The bells of All Saints, East Meon in Hampshire - BBC Radio 4
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b060xwcz

9. Sunday Hour - BBC Radio 2
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b060fvvr

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 those grieving from recent attacks, particularly in Tunisia; for the Church of England and the Scottish Episcopal Church; for Christians and all facing persecution and crime in Syria and Iraq, Nigeria, Egypt and Sudan; for those affected by the earthquakes in Nepal; for peace in Burundi, 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
Tunisia: Prayers of Remembrance - CofE
http://tinyurl.com/qhln2zm
Sudan: S Sudan pastors will face trial, judge rules
http://tinyurl.com/pmycqya
Egypt: Egyptian solider, the only Christian in his unit, found dead - WWM
http://tinyurl.com/onb5nkn
Greece: Greek Orthodox Church urges Yes vote - CP
http://tinyurl.com/ozyczbd
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/b060xztd

Marriage Responses and Commentary
13. Statement in response to the House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church resolution regarding same sex marriage - GS Standing Committee [Updated]
http://tinyurl.com/ntk6g3w
Is TEC's new doctrine of marriage heretical? - Peter Carrell
http://tinyurl.com/pcvsmhq
Just Married - Steve Waldman
http://tinyurl.com/q459zu5
John Roberts’s full-throated gay marriage dissent: Constitution ‘had nothing to do with it’ - Amber Phillips - Washington Post
http://tinyurl.com/oj675je
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Warns UK Against ‘Crazy’ Judicial Activism - Breitbart
http://tinyurl.com/o7rrk8g
50 Resources for Equipping the Church on Homosexuality and Same-Sex Marriage - Joe Carter
http://tinyurl.com/nm6t6du
Some Advice on Same-Sex Marriage for US Church Leaders From a Canadian - Carey Nieuwhof
http://tinyurl.com/qc2geyn
Advice from Chesterton: Don’t Take Down the Fence until You Know Why It’s There - Amy Hall
http://tinyurl.com/qdw9z4r

Food for thought
14. The time to think about transhumanism is now - Phil Whittall
http://tinyurl.com/p6vabsz
CEEC: Petertide Call to Prayer
http://www.ceec.info/call-to-prayer.html
51,000 Christians gather at Sports Hub to mark SG50 - Straits Times
http://tinyurl.com/o5axm4w

FINALLY
15. What is the meaning of the word 'gospel'? - William Taylor
http://tinyurl.com/pquy384

16. Revival through our eyes - Waves of Revival by Andrew Yeo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZGv924_WRY

17. ISS Symphony - Timon Vimeo
https://vimeo.com/131006122

God bless you