HE is Risen!
Christians from across Keyworth gathered at dawn on Easter Sunday for a special sunrise service to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.
Keyworth Baptist Church
Christians from across Keyworth gathered at dawn on Easter Sunday for a special sunrise service to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.
In ghostly death cave
tidied away to be forgot
Dry and dusty lashes flutter next to a roughly hewn shroud
Stone cold bed of rest beneath a tender bruised and battered back
Velvet darkness enfolds the resting son
Sacred audiology echos about the cold stone womb
The spirit sweeps across him
She hovers above a diamond tear drops to his silent chest
Her breath invades his sleeping form
She roars her life giving force through silently held pathways of life
Rips through the darkened dusty passages of death
A sharp intake of breath revives the encapsulated form
The East Midland Baptist Association (EMBA) is pleased to announce that it's been able to offer the post of Regional Minister to Ellen Price and to Steve Price; Ellen to be the full time stipendiary RM and Steve to be part time non-stipendiary. Ellen is currently minister of Oadby Baptist and Steve (her husband) has been highly involved moderating in our churches, preaching, doing some conflict resolution. He was formerly Human Resources Director for Barclays Kenya and so comes with a high level of expertise and administrative competence but more importantly a heart for God’s Kingdom and for mission.
The EMBA will be sorting out how responsibilities will be arranged amongst the EMBA staff in the weeks ahead but as Mike is on sabbatical from April to June, it may not settle the routine roles until later in the year. Please pray also for Oadby Baptist as they face their minister moving on and the need to consider their future.
Groundbreaking gospel performer Andraé Crouch has died at the age of 72. Crouch worked with the biggest names in pop music but remained revered in church. Here's a link to a Guardian newspaper story which has put together five performances that attest to his unique legacy. "The great American evangelist Billy Graham called him the greatest hymn writer of our age, the modern-day John Wesley,” a young LeVar Burton says as he introduces Crouch in the video below. The song, 'Can’t Nobody Do Me Like Jesus' is a pillar of contemporary gospel, performed often in churches; and yet, Crouch works the number like a Motown star, with a sweating, open-shirted, suave look – complete with gold chain and chest hair – that would look as at home on Marvin Gaye or Isaac Hayes.
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"He is here, he is not silent." (Photo: Paris - Thursday, January 8, 2015 - 6:30am Photo by Dan Kitwood)
In this darkest of weeks, where so many people have been killed in France, Nigeria and Yemen our hearts go out to the survivors, family and friends. You are in our thoughts and prayers. Our hope is that you, too, will know a comfort and strength you have never known before as you weep and grieve for those who have died.
For many of us, we have looked on at these event with unbelief. It would be easy, given the extensive coverage in print, broadcast and online media to be overwhelmed by these stories.
How can we even begin to make any sense of what has happened?
There are already some interesting 'voices' which I have come across. The first is a pictorial piece from cartoonist Joe Sacco 'On Satire – a response to the Charlie Hebdo attacks' - warning! this link may not be for the easily offended! A rather longer piece comes from OMID SAFI - Director of Duke University's Islamic Studies Center. He is the past Chair for the Study of Islam, and the current Chair for Islamic Mysticism Group at the American Academy of Religion. '9 Points to Ponder on the Paris Shooting and Charlie Hebdo'
He writes: "As a person of faith, times like these try my soul. Times like these are precisely when we need to turn to our faith. We turn inward, not because the answers are easy, but because not turning inward is unthinkable in moments of crisis."
Please follow these links to aid your thoughts and prayers.
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You can join in with this one. We're meeting today at Stanton Lane.
Here our some photos from our Christmas Day joint service at the Methodist Church - always a joy and packed to the brim.
Baptist Union of Great Britain latest news
BMS World Mission - see in right column
World Watch Monitor - reports the story of Christians around the world under pressure for their faith.
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