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A Journey through Lent
“Here’s what I want you to do: Find a quiet, secluded place so you won’t be tempted to role-play before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense his grace." Matt 6:6 (The MSG)
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Congregational Federation
May 23, 20233 min read
Day 91 - One More Move
If you know anything about chess, you’ll know that the object of the game is to trap your opponent’s king such that they can’t make any...
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Congregational Federation
May 16, 20232 min read
Day 84 - The Throne of Weapons
“They will beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor...
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Congregational Federation
May 9, 20233 min read
Day 77 - Running to Stand Still
The Joshua Tree is the fifth studio album by Irish rock band U2. It was released on 9 March 1987 on Island Records. Some 30 years later...
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Congregational Federation
May 2, 20232 min read
Day 70 - Shiva and Parvati
This striking 2-metre-high stone sculpture shows the Hindu god Shiva and, nestling in his arms, his wife Parvati. They are wearing...
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Congregational Federation
Apr 18, 20232 min read
Day 56 - Ancient Egyptian Art as Religion – two
The entire Egyptian civilization was founded upon its profoundly religious culture. In essence, for several thousands of years an entire...
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Congregational Federation
Apr 11, 20232 min read
Day 49 - Focus on God
Daniel in the Lions’ Den - From Gusavo Doré’s Bible (1868) - Engraving Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on...
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Congregational Federation
Apr 4, 20232 min read
Day 42 - A very human story
“Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me.” (Matthew 26, v21) The Last Supper, by Leonardo da Vinci, is arguably one of the greatest,...
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Congregational Federation
Mar 28, 20232 min read
Day 35 - The Piano
One of my regrets in life is that I never learnt the piano. It would have been so useful to accompany singing in Church and unlike my...
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Congregational Federation
Mar 21, 20232 min read
Day 28 - Freedom
For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:1 (NRSV) Escaping...
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Congregational Federation
Mar 14, 20232 min read
Day 21 - Stone Clothing
Jacapo Cadillo, known as Jago, is a self-taught sculptor. He works in white marble like other famous Italian artists before him. However,...
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Congregational Federation
Mar 7, 20232 min read
Day 14: Ancient Egyptian Art as Religion
Although it’s a bit worn, as will I be when I’m 3,000 years old, the art on the Shrine of Taharqa is aesthetically impressive. The...
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Congregational Federation
Feb 28, 20232 min read
Day 7: The Amazon River
And he said to them ‘Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not exist in the abundance of...
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