There are contradictions in the Bible. There are horrific stories and abominable teachings in the Bible. How do we live with this as Christians?

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I am convinced that ancient, timeworn disciplines and wisdom - especially from our Christian roots in the desert, refined in the monastic laboratory - can enable and enrich our Christian lives. 6 Octo...

O God,  we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us, that we may continually be given to good works; through Jesus Christ, who is alive with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God,...

Interesting reactions to the use of the word "shit" in "Shit people say to ministers". Almost as if saying "shit" is unbiblical. It's actually quite the

In the consecrated Bread and Wine, Christ is not physically present. When one moves the consecrated Bread or Wine, Christ does not physically move.

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Everlasting God, you have ordained and constituted in a wonderful order the ministries of angels and mortals: Mercifully grant that, as your holy angels always serve and worship you in heaven, so by y...

Everliving God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray, and to give more than we desire or deserve; pour upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our conscien...

We need to help people, especially young people, to be comfortable with philosophical apologetics that allows them to flourish through engagement with challenging scriptures, appalling Christian histo...

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O God, you declare your almighty power above all by showing mercy and compassion; grant us the fullness of your grace, that we, who are running to obtain your promises, may be partakers of your heaven...

O Almighty God, whose blessed Son called Matthew the tax collector to be an apostle and evangelist: give us grace to forsake the selfish pursuit of gain and the possessive love of riches that we may f...

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Our church language about "creation" may, unintentionally, alienate many of the people we seek to work in partnership with in order to care for our world.

Cyprian was martyred on 14 September 258. (September 14 is Holy Cross Day, so he is usually commemorated on a nearby open day - in USA RC that is today.)

O God, grant to your faithful people pardon and peace, that we may be cleansed from all our sins and serve you with a quiet mind; through Jesus Christ, who is alive with you, in the unity of the Holy ...

Today, Holy Cross Day, is 20 years since I formally became an Associate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross Cistercian Monastery, Kopua. This is comparable to third orders for some Religious Orders - tr...

The calendar year as we know it is based around creation, nature, agriculture, the environment. Much of that has been forgotten. Here is a reminder of our rich heritage.

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O God, direct our hearts by the action of your mercy, for without your help we cannot please you; through Jesus Christ, who is alive with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for eve...

Work could be done to creatively connect traditions from the September Ember Days, Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year), the start of Southern Hemisphere Spring, and Marymas. This could connect with Se...

Some Anglican Churches celebrate Gregory the Great; others do not.

Contemporary biblical scholarship, history, and science need to be taken-for-granted parts of the homily or sermon, not hidden from the congregation out of fear of scaring the horses.

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O God, you redeem us and adopt us as your children; look upon us with your tender love that all who believe in Christ may be given true freedom  and receive an eternal inheritance;  through Jesus Chri...

God, you have made us for yourself and our hearts are restless until we find our rest in you.

NZ Anglicanism appears to have handed over, for the first time ever, the teaching and practice of the Church to another body and accepted a themed Sundays where our internationally and ecumenically sh...

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God of power and might, source of all good; graft in our hearts the love of your name, and bind us more closely to you so that you nourish the goodness you sow in us and, by your watchful care, you te...

A whale-watching boat carrying several New Zealand Anglican Church delegates capsized and sank in Tonga on Saturday.

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Life is like a pilgrimage, and we often come to a fork in the road and need to make a decision which way to go. Ignatius Loyola, in his Spiritual Exercises, gives us tools to help us discern a good de...

O God, by whose grace your servant Bernard of Clairvaux, kindled with the flame of your love, became a burning and a shining light in your Church: Grant that we also may be aflame with the spirit of l...

O God, you inspire the hearts of the faithful with a single longing; grant your people to love what you command and to desire what you promise, so that in all the changes and chances of this uncertain...

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August 15 is the Feast of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The day has many titles: The Assumption, the Dormition, the Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Here is an index of focus areas for prayer in my recently-published Book of Prayers in Common.

Loving God, your Son became poor that he might make many rich; by the example of your servant Clare, inspire in us a singleness of heart in your service, so that we may love and care for those around ...

O God,  you have prepared for those who love you good things which no eye can see, and which surpass our understanding; pour into our hearts such longing for you, that we, loving you in all things and...