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food for thought @ the sol
café
When we first set up the sol café, the idea was, in part, to provide
a place for people to ask questions, think about their beliefs, and be
challenged. In order to support that goal, we have set up this section
of our website to provide resources and links to websites that we hope
you will find thought-provoking and beneficial to your personal spiritual
quest.
Please note our small disclaimer about
these links, then please explore! As always, your suggestions are most
welcome -- e-mail them to
New to Christianity? Try starting with some appetizers.
Then feel free to dig around our tidbits, entrees, resources, the bigger picture, or in the news items.
Bible Without Verses
Last week, some of us began talking about biblical interepretation, and the inherent problems in the versification of scripture. For an alternative, check out Barry Moser's illustrated Bible.
"The text is printed with chapters but no verses, which has the effect of presenting the King James Bible as readable prose; it also dispenses with the italics and syllabified names that distract so many readers in the attempt to read the translation as narrative and caution them to read it as Holy Writ. The relative ease of reading, along with the arresting liveliness of Moser's composition -- he is influenced by the camera angles, croppings and lighting effects of film and photography -- makes the text engrossing in the same way an illustrated book of Arthurian tales might be; it would be pointless to resent the archaisms (or even the real ineptitudes of translation) when the words are paired with those pictures. A book is a world, and one can savor it slowly" (Cross Currents).Labels: resources, tidbits
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resonate
 Part of our bigger family. Consider joining the mailing in particular (link below). From the Resonate website:
"Welcome to Resonate. We are a network of Canadians striving to love God and our neighbors in a changing culture. "As one worldview transitions into another, we realize that we are living in an exciting but challenging time. This transition has had a lot of labels stuck on it, postmodern, emerging church, and a bunch of other labels and clichés. Around here, we aren't big on labels but we do agree that the world is changing and like any time of transition, courageous people respond to the call to move forward in faith. We are a network of sojourners responding to that call together across Canada. "Resonate exists to facilitate conversations and friendships among people across Canada through both national and regional dialogues. It also partners with church planters through our Greenhouses across the country to bring people together, support each other, and help partner with God in building the Kingdom. "It doesn't cost anything to get involved, no DNA testing, botox treatments, or even a Winnipeg Bluebombers tattoo, just a desire to journey with people trying to navigate a changing culture and trying to figure out how to follow Jesus Christ in it. We are glad you stopped by and we are looking forward to talking more with you. Peace." Labels: entrees, resources, the bigger picture
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Christian Classics Ethereal Library
This is probably one of my most visited websites. There are hundreds of classic Christian books available online, for free. You can read snippets of books and see if they are worth buying. It's great for research. You can read the whole book if you want (if your eyes can survive it).
I think it is so important for us to be able to reach back into our history and see what those who came before us thought. This is an amazing way to do just that.
Check it out! Labels: resources
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The Revised Common Lectionary
The Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) is a calendar of Bible readings that follows a three-year cycle, and is, as the name suggests, common to a large cross-section of the Christian church. We decided to adopt it as a guideline for our readings and weekly study at the sol cafe in order to further connect ourselves to the larger church, symbolically and practically, as well as reinforce our focus on the Bible within our church. And if any of this material seems confusing, don't worry -- it's new to us too!
Some resources on the RCL for your reference:
We also link to the weekly readings from our homepage.
We'll try and add more resources as we find them!Labels: resources, the bigger picture
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The Canadian Christian and Missionary Alliance
The Canadian Christian and Missionary Alliance, the umbrella organization under which the sol café operates. Their website does not necessarily reflect the views of the sol café, but it does on most of the big things! Your comments about them are welcomed.Labels: resources, the bigger picture
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BibleGateway.com
What self-respecting Christian website wouldn't have a link to that book of books, our manual for life, the Word from on high... the Bible. This searchable web version is courtesy of the BibleGateway.com. Just enter the Bible passage (i.e. John 3:16) or keyword (i.e. peace, love...) you want to find: * The "version" refers to the particular translation of the Bible you would like to search. The one most commonly used at the sol café is the New International Version, or NIV. BibleGateway.com also provides translations in other languages. Labels: resources
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