The emerging church

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Counter Reformation

During the middle of the 16 Century the church based in Rome sought to reunite the church. Pope Paul III continued to use of the Inquisition. It had been successful in closing Italian protestant growth.
With the Catholic counter reformation started the zeal for revival missionary work was taking a fresh hold and in particular in Spain. From the council of Trent Roman reforms were starting but not as fast or as much as the church on the ground wanted. With the Pope endorsing public interpretation of scripture, bishops preaching, and teaching taking place in parishes these were good signs of an establishing revolution by the new pope Paul IV. Dominicans and Franciscans eagerly shaped the work. But in Scotland by 1557 the first covenants (bonds) were signed by several earls and lords which declared their intention to overthrow the Roman Church.

One person who shaped Scottish Presbyterianism more than John Knox was Andrew Melville (1545-1622). After study at St Andrew's and Geneva Melville returned to Scotland in 1574 on the request of the bishop of Glasgow. As a “Charismatic” teacher who made Glasgow a city of learning , he also influenced the seats of learning in Aberdeen and Edinburgh. He for a time lectured in Oxford and Cambridge (1584) whilst he had fled from king James VI's Earl of Arran who wanted to imprison him. Melville was rector of St Andrew's between 1590-1597.

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Diamond or square

Is this a diamond window or am I just looking at things the wrong way. whats your perspective.

The person who saw from the side an half eaten apple ask two people what they saw.
One said an eaten apple.
The other said a whole apple.
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History of Stirling Baptist Church

H, sent me a copy of the "Standing on the Rock"

A History of Stirling Baptist Church 1805 2005. This book is by Brian R Tolbot. Unfortunately I am unaware of any outlets stocking it for resale.

Having not completed it yet, I reserve judgment but what I have skimmed looks great and informative.

I am grateful to the increse in traffic to this blog. keep coming back for more related stuff.

Embo last weekend

Another lovely garden, this time in Embo.

Gone fishing... Helmsdale

I will make you fishers of men, fishers of men fishers of Men...so the chorus goes.

Lovely lobster creels at Helmsdale.

Now then how do we fish for men?

Is it to their intellect, is it to show their strength/weakness. Is to show a leader worth following. Do we appeal to something.

"I will make you fishers of men" said Jesus. What was that method and process. Can it be carried out today in this culture. Is the same basis still there?

Is there anyone still fishing?
How do you fish?
What bait are you using?
Which fish do you like to fish?
Have you caught anything lately?

The Church emerging re-forming

Church emergent

emerging church


For the lazy.....

Christianity today article with lots of side pages and info

Oh, and not necessarily my views.

Lairg in the sun..Emergent church

Lairg in the sun ...


The future of the church including in Scotland will be heavily influenced by the "emergent church", whose growth is substantial in America.

It would be good if viewers could check out the writing of Richard Foster and Dallas Willard who are indirectly quoted as linked to this emergent church. It is no doubt because they hope for a community that is God centered and not overly religious for the sake of being religious.

Mark your diary today for looking back in the future the emergent church is on its way. Are you tempted to find out with a google search?

Rosskeen Free Church Ross shire

What a lovely building on the A9 in Ross shire. Every time I pass it I admire it. This was taken on the move through the car windscreen!

Rosskeen parish has a deep heritage of Christian witness over the years.

Answer

Well in 1751 there was an act of the Scottish Parliament to remove 11 days from September 1762 to have the Christian calendar in line with the planets due to the irregular circulation of the earth and the planets around the sun. (that's why we have leap years)

So in September 1752 the dates went 11,12,24,25!
Well done Margaret. Got it in about two hours.

Big question for you ?

You have a few days to ponder and research .

What was special about September 13 to 23 1752 in Scotland?

Good one for the historians?

No clues to leap onto.