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Otium Sanctum » Uncategorized http://otiumsanctum.com Christianity, Faith, Spirituality, Life & the Bible Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:10:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Hello world! http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/12/15/hello-world/ http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/12/15/hello-world/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:32:07 +0000 sonelta http://otiumsanctum.com/?p=1

]]> http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/12/15/hello-world/feed/ 0 Advice from J.I. Packer http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/12/03/advice-from-j-i-packer/ http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/12/03/advice-from-j-i-packer/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:03:00 +0000 sonelta http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/12/03/advice-from-j-i-packer/ JI Packer – theologian, teacher, writer, Patriarch – a man I admire. I’ve never met him but would love to “sit under his feet”… He’s written over 60 books on various subjects related to Christianity. He was the only academic and theologian named in Time’s 2005 list of the most influential evangelicals in America. He’s [...] Related posts:

Marks of a Spiritual Leader (Part 6)

]]> http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/12/03/advice-from-j-i-packer/feed/ 4 The Muppets Bohemian Rhapsody http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/12/02/the-muppets-bohemian-rhapsody/ http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/12/02/the-muppets-bohemian-rhapsody/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:51:00 +0000 sonelta http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/12/02/the-muppets-bohemian-rhapsody/ Have the Muppets gone politically correct?? The Muppets: Bohemian Rhapsody @ Yahoo! Video Just out of interest,“the original had Freddy Mercury singing about ‘Bismillah’ - the opening word in the Qu’ran (Koran) which is translated ‘In the name of Allah’: Bismillah! No – we will not let you go – let him goBismillah! We will not let [...] No related posts.]]> http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/12/02/the-muppets-bohemian-rhapsody/feed/ 0 Advent Conspiracy – Changing the World http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/12/01/advent-conspiracy-changing-the-world/ http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/12/01/advent-conspiracy-changing-the-world/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:16:00 +0000 sonelta http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/12/01/advent-conspiracy-changing-the-world/ Christmas can [still] change the world.The story of Christ’s birth is a story of promise, hope, and a revolutionary love. So, what happened? What was once a time to celebrate the birth of a savior has somehow turned into a season of stress, traffic jams, and shopping lists. And when it’s all over, many of us are [...] Related posts:

]]> http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/12/01/advent-conspiracy-changing-the-world/feed/ 0 Fresh Expressions of Church http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/14/fresh-expressions-of-church/ http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/14/fresh-expressions-of-church/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:18:00 +0000 sonelta http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/14/fresh-expressions-of-church/ Society in Britain and around the world has changed dramatically in the last 30 years, especially in terms of our understanding of community and how we relate to one another. One of the responses of the “Church“ (Church of England) has been to plant new churches and create fresh expressions of church; churches that relate [...] Related posts:

]]> http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/14/fresh-expressions-of-church/feed/ 2 What the Missional Church Looks like http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/13/what-the-missional-church-looks-like/ http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/13/what-the-missional-church-looks-like/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:16:00 +0000 sonelta http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/13/what-the-missional-church-looks-like/ I was going to tag this article on the end of my previous posting, but having read through it again, I believe it deserves its own “slot”. So often we measure the success of a certain program or idea by the number of people who attend. Having worked in a mission organisation for many years [...] Related posts:

]]> http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/13/what-the-missional-church-looks-like/feed/ 1 >Prof. Dawkins & Heaven!! http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/11/prof-dawkins-heaven/ http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/11/prof-dawkins-heaven/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:06:00 +0000 sonelta http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/11/prof-dawkins-heaven/ Thanks to ASBO Jesus: Related posts:There "probably" is no God…With thanks to Prof Dawkins >Heaven's very own Christmas Tree Related posts:

]]> http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/11/prof-dawkins-heaven/feed/ 0 >Page not found… http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/10/page-not-found/ http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/10/page-not-found/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:40:00 +0000 sonelta http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/10/page-not-found/ Thanks to my friend Ingo of FB for this one…you always make me smile No related posts. No related posts.]]> http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/10/page-not-found/feed/ 0 >Does God Exist? http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/08/does-god-exist/ http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/08/does-god-exist/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:54:00 +0000 sonelta http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/08/does-god-exist/ Does God exist? What about evil? If God created everything, then surely that means he created evil? How do we deal with such questions? Take a look at this video I cam across through facebook, it certainly made me think! I believe it was originally created as a TV ad for the government on the [...] No related posts.]]> http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/08/does-god-exist/feed/ 0 >Diet For Stress http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/06/diet-for-stress/ http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/06/diet-for-stress/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:21:00 +0000 sonelta http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/06/diet-for-stress/ This diet is designed to help you cope with the stress that builds up during the day…Enjoy! Breakfast:1 grapefruit1 slice whole wheat toast1 glass skim milk Lunch:4 oz. lean broiled chicken breast1 cup of steamed spinach1 cup herb tea1 chocolate chip cookie Mid-Afternoon snack:The rest of the chocolate chip cookies in the package2 pints chocolate ice-cream, nuts, cherries [...] No related posts.]]> http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/06/diet-for-stress/feed/ 0