jonnybaker

new artists on proost - getting ready for easter...

if you are planning ahead for easter have a look at proost resources for easter there's some classics there and a few new things. 

on the subject of new it's wonderful to have a new artist or two on proost - steve leach (who is also training on the cms pioneer course) has an ep gardens with three electronic tracks responding to the three gardens of eden, gethsemane and paradise. 

restless: evening prayer for restless hearts also looks and sounds really beautiful - from tim snyder and aaron strumpel - both also new on proost! the sample track on this page is quite amazing...

particularly for men...

jenny's book equals is officially out today. she talks about it on video here.

there is a really lovely review of it here by harriet long. what i particularly liked about the review is the point she makes that this is a great book for men...

What I particularly like about the book is that it includes discussion questions, case studies and stories from both men and women about how they have tackled gender and had better conversations about it.  This makes the book accessible on many levels but particularly for men, who could potentially see or fear a gender book only being about women and women’s inequality.

so men get out there and get a copy and get in the conversation. as hannah says This.Is.The.Book

help me to see

i have written a piece for jenny on her series of reflections on equals - help me to see

giving space for soulwork

i have written a reflection for christine sine as part of her lent series over at godspace on giving space for soulwork. here's an extract...

We are all fractured and wounded, more perhaps than we know or like to admit and it is far easier to keep the front stage shiny and bright rather than risk have a look back stage and God forbid make ourselves vulnerable by allowing others to come and have a look back stage. But this journey towards the brokenness of our inner selves is essential if we are to become more fully who we are, which is our life’s work. We talk about this with students as ‘soulwork’. Lent it seems to me is a season that is a gift to us to do some of this journey, this paying attention and soulwork.   see here for full article

clear away the clutter

geez magazine are posting a good series on lent for skeptics - the latest is clear away the clutter

beware of your ears close your eyes - maundy thursday event at union chapel free!

no idea exactly what this event entails but union chapel are curating a series of events in the run up to easter. this one caught my eye and it's free. i'll be heading along - spread the word. no need to book either - just turn up. see you there... the blurb says

This is a non-conformist exploration of the senses for Maundy Thursday. An invitation to come and experience a hypnotic spectacle dominated by stroboscopy and industrial and noisetechno frequencies combined with sounds of Union Chapelʼs Henry Willis Organ. This has never been done before!

Light controlled electronics: xname

Organ: Claire M Singer

men and women - equals according to the bible and jenny baker and common sense and me!

jenny is on a roll with blogs about equals - do follow along or subscribe to the blog. today's post has a 19 page giveaway of what the bible says about women and men where jenny unpacks an overview of egalitarian theology. it's fantastic! 

grace this saturday explores death!

and a few other activities for lent...

there are so many resources around for lent now - my advice is to pick one thing and stick with that! if you want to see the things i have linked to over the years i have tagged anything with lent so you can scroll through.

christine sine is prolific in producing resources for both advent and lent. she has a whole range of stuff going on including a new book, lots of blogging and guest bloggers (i will be one), and this 40+ ideas for lent and holy week 

we (jenny and i) have janet morley's book with poems for lent to look through at home. 

grace are going to be reading through an altar in the world (not especially a lent book but lent is a season for reflecting on what it means to follow christ so will do nicely).

a book i think would be wonderful too is ian adams running over rocks. see beloved life for a whole load of resources around what ian and gail are up to...

make the most of the season anyway!

equals

jenny's book equals is due out this month. she begins a series of reflections on equality kicking off with why write a book on equality. if you go to the blog and subscribe they will be emailed to your inbox. She says...

Equality is not just a nice concept or an interesting idea; it’s foundational to women and men doing life together well. It’s the environment that enables true human flourishing, where people experience life in all its fullness and pass that on to others. I hope that Equals will spark conversations about the way we organise life and how we could do that more equitably. I hope it will challenge the stereotypes that limit and damage us and will help us to be honest about the diversity among men and among women. And above all, I hope it will get people doing things differently.

 

40 days reflecting on mission for lent

cms is the community i am a member of. 40 days of yes is another lent resource if you would like something to reflect particularly on mission. i have used it before and i am pretty certain have blogged about it before. but it's another great lent resource and mark berry will be adding a weekly reflection too... oh and it's free!

lent on proost 2 - francis: stories and reflections

following oin from my first post about lent resources on proost, we have published another! and it's a first on proost for andy freeman - francis: stories and reflections

This new devotional book comes from Andy's love of St. Francis and includes creative rewritings of the stories of Francis mixed with practical activities, prayers and reflections.  There are forty daily devotions in all so it is perfect to accompany Lent but also can be used at any time throughout the year.  The book is also accompanied by five original drawings from Andy's daughter Jess.

i always like to have something on the go daily in lent and if you too like that then this fits the bill. 

there are no women on my theology bookshelf - maggi dawn blows up a theory!

fantastic blog post from maggi dawn coupled with a brilliant resource list of books to check out

there are no women on my theology bookshelf