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esources resources round-up Some other publications you may find useful... t .( I tuG' lrr.nirr( r jtlr ()rrr t l.rrrrlr ir;;l! rF I lr,. FAITH WORRS Jth( wALtts e t ) rt I J t 1 Faith Without Hostagies By Haniet Hanis, SPTCK A fresh look at Bible passages relevant to Lent and Easter, encouraging thought and reflection to link them to the world today. lncludes questions for personal reflection or group discussion. 87.99 t; 0845 762 6747 e: mailorder@sock.org.uk Faith Works ByJim Wallis, SFCK A powerful call by a leading US activist for Christians to put their faith into action and address issues of poverty and injustice. lnspiring stuff. tL2.99 t: O845 762 6747 e,' mailorder@sock.orE.uk Piltrim Prayer Compiled by Jim Cotter, Cairns Publications A new collection of prayers by <strong>Movement</strong> columnist Jim Cotter (see page 2L). A companion for pilgrimage, with an order of prayer for each day of the week. Bilingual, in Welsh and English. Hardback 912; paperback 98 t: 01766 761 368 e.' office@cottercairns.co.uk Praying with Our Hands By Jon M Sweeney, Wild Goose Publications A book of reflections with photographs, showing how our bodies can give meaning to prayer. Covers spiritual practices from a broad range of reli$ious traditions. A beautiful book for private prayer or group worship. t10.99 t: OL41 3326292 . f: OL4L 332 1090 w'' wu4&iol!ab99!9,.o0!n Who rs My Nei(hbour? Churches Together in Britain and lreland A report from a delegation to the Middle East. Challenges churches to build solidarity with Christians in the region, and to endorse churches in the Middle East's call for lsrael to end the occupation of the Palestinian Territories. s5.95 t;020 7898 1300 ' f;020 7898 1305 w' www,chbookshoo.co.uk have you seen SGM's books? I si?nificnnt #- -,5* r-' =i* *$## 30lmovement others A range of publications is available ftom SCM, examining Christianity and society ftom a radical an$e. lnclusive, aware and challen$ng - invaluable resources for study, reflection and action, suitable for indMduals or groups. Titles currently available include: Common People - Christian ideas of community - currently on special offer, f,2.50 including postage! God Made Simple - a lively synopsis of the questions about God which have occupied philosophers and theologians Significant Others - a fresh look at relationships Raging in the Streets - activism and ministry in the twenty-first century The Dying Game - attitudes to life, death and mortality The F-word - exploring fundamentalism Fleshing out Faith - looking at the relationship between Christianity and our bodies No More Mr Nice Guy - theological, personal and political pieces in search of a Jesus that bites Find out more or order books now! Ring Ot21, 47t 2404 or e- mail scm@movement.org. uk or write to: Student Christian <strong>Movement</strong> University of Birmingham Weoley Park Road Selly Oak Birmingham B29 6LL or visit www. movement.org. uk/ oublications q (brlttlan
the serpent TOO BUSY TO PRAY? Then get some earnest Christians to do it for you. A postcard landed on the doormat of my serpently den recently, promising that Christians from local churches would be pleased to pray for anything I'm concerned about if I would just return the form to a local Prayer Point. But do they discriminate? Will they pray for anything? Would they put in a word for a lowly serpent like me? What if the fanatic on my street sends in a deluge of cards praying for a plague of South American tree frogs? How irresponsible. And does it wort like Nectar points? Can I build up credit and ask for a really big pmyer at Christmas? I think it's a great idea that could be extended to other areas of church activity. You could have a Worship Point where you hand in cards asking someone to speak in tongues, or a Prophecy Point where you ask someone else to do all that troublesome frothing at the mouth. You could even get fire and brimstone called down on Methodist Central Hall by proxy. Everything must Eo I was delithted to see that all my labours have paid off. Get in quick and you could get some perfection at rockbottom prices. I t! .[|,,[ THE GREAT DEBATE Of course, I diligently read all the church papers, and it seems that everyone wants the good Rt J Revd Dr Williams to endorse whatever theY I are selling these days. I'm half expecting him to turn up on posters at the local Tesco's advertising cat food. But not Remington or Gillette, although I imagine he needs something to keep that fine prophetic facial fungus in check. ln the run-up to Christmas we will, no doubt, be hearing the future Archbishop's opinion on Brussels sprouts. And evangelical groups will protest at the revelation that he has previously commended the i lr ET eating of sprouts, which are of course an abomination in the eyes of the Lord. Then there'll have to be a forum on vegetation in the church, with yet more 'integrities' and special bishops catering for the break-away broccoli brigade. HOW WOULD JESUS HANG? I was horrified beyond words to discover that young evangelicals can now get some assistance with mortifying their flesh, in the form of 'What Would Jesus Do?' boxer shorts. What's a serpent to do? Now young nubile types are protected from temptation by their very undenruear. You can picture the scene. The young Christian couple slips from the straight and narrow, straying from the righteous path of keeping one foot on the floor and touching nothing above the knees or below the neck. Just as they slip into clutches my and ^-. prepare to make the beast with two backs, they look down and see those words emblazoned in holy letters across their waistband, and see the error of their ways. It's not right. And moreover, I have it on good authority that Our Lord favoured a more loincloth-based garment in the undenvear department. EMERGENCY SERVICES The firefighters dispute may have ended by the time you read this, but you'll soon see that it's all part of a great plot, to which I myself am a party, and Andy Gilchrist's promise to bring down New Labour is but the tip of the iceberg. We've already forced the government to use Green Goddesses - sounds pretty pagan to me. And of course, Hell doesn't have too much call for fire protection, so we're sitting pretty. Fear a Satanic plot? Dial 666. A more responsible citizen than myself might also point out that their behaviour is somewhat thoughtless. Fancy lighting whacking great braziers all around the country during a firefighters' strike! STOP THE STATISTICS The Stop the War coalition is planning another mass protest in February about Dubya's antics. ln keeping with statistics for previous such events, the organisers have confidently predicted that, oh, zillions of protesters will turn up, while the police expect two men and a very small poodle. AND FINALLY... You couldn't make it up. The Vatican believes that the Russian Orthodox Church is running a 'despicable operation' to ruin its reputation, o by accusing Franciscan monks of setting up a brothel in Moscow. A Russian newspaper featured photos of a nun in a habit o 31i,",'n'?jil oo li::*iffi:. ,o exptatn now you could see the undies beneath the habit), and claimed that a monastery turned out to be a 'bordello'.
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