Episcopal Life Online Daybook -- Today is Thursday, November 15, 2007.
* Today in Scripture: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/82457_ENG_HTM.htm * Today in Prayer: Anglican Cycle of Prayer: http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/index.cfm * Today in History: On this day in 1731, William Cowper, British hymnist and poet, was born, in Hertfordshire, England.
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PEOPLE
CDSP alumna Belle Mickelson receives award from Evangelical Education Society http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81831_91866_ENG_HTM.htm
Anglican liturgist Paul Gibson set to retire
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81831_91872_ENG_HTM.htm
Ottawa priest John Gibaut to fill key post at World Council of Churches http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81831_91831_ENG_HTM.htm
More People: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81831_ENG_HTM.htm
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Catalyst: "The Womb of Advent" from Church Publishing, Inc., by Mark Bozzuti-Jones, 114 pages, paperback, c. 2007, $13
[Source: Church Publishing, Inc.] This talented and imaginative writer offers a unique perspective on the season of Advent. Along with Scripture readings and prayers, Bozzuti-Jones offers four weeks of meditations that focus on the growth of Jesus in the womb of Mary as he approaches the day of his birth, learns his mother's voice, responds to the presence of light and dark, and begins to position himself for birth. What does this teach us about our own spiritual journey through Advent? That waiting and preparation is essential to the Christian life. By reflecting on our own birth experiences and Jesus' own progress through the womb, Christians learn how to remain intimate with God, how to approach the light, and how to get ready for new birth in Christ.
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