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The Collect Call: For Those Who Influence Public Opinion
Telegraph Newsroom, by Rob Enslin, distributed under a CC BY license. Thanks to a super-fan, we’re embarking on a new exploration of the Book of Common Prayer, starting with the prayer for those who influence public opinion. Plus – what[...]
The Collect Call: Christmas Roundup
“Snowflake, Hyde Park” by H. Matthew Howarth, distributed under a CC BY-SA license. If you pay attention the liturgical calendar, it won’t let you sentimentalize Christmas, but will force you to come to grips with what the calling [...]
The Collect Call: Advent Roundup
Image: Jon Åslund, distributed under a CC BY license. We finally come back after our Halloween break (and then some) for an Advent roundup and how to deal with this #spoileralert of a Sunday lectionary. This week’s prayers: First Sunday[...]
The Collect Call: #collectlove
Image: Ahmen Ibn-Lahoucine, distributed under a CC BY license. We don’t presume to know how you voted, nor do we even care. But we do know that a lot of people are hurting and scared right now, and we all have to live with each other now that [...]
The Collect Call: It’s Fine (Proper 22)
Image: Purblind, distributed under a CC BY-NC-SA license. On hearing that God is more ready to hear than we are to pray, Holli observes that she always asks her daughter how her day was, and mostly all she has to say is that things are fine. [...]
The Collect Call: Mercy and Pity and Power, Oh My! (Proper 21)
Image by ocean_of_stars. Used under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 2.0 license. Luci Hoad and Jordan Ware, co-hosts of Two Feminists Annotate the Bible (subscribe on iTunes), join us for a second week to talk about the mysteries of using your power to[...]
The Collect Call: Social Media Sunday – The Origin Story
As Social Media Sunday approaches again on September 25, 2016, it appears to be increasingly embraced by the institutional church. But we love that the origin story of Social Media Sunday is two laypeople doing their thing on the internet. Here[...]
The Collect Call: Things That Are Passing Away (Proper 20)
Image, Eyal6699, distributed under a CC BY license. Luci Hoad and Jordan Ware, co-hosts of Two Feminists Annotate the Bible (subscribe on iTunes), join us to talk about repelling barbarians and new collects for the modern inconvenience of ailing tec[...]
The Collect Call: Judge Not the Pumpkin Spice Latte (Proper 19)
Image: Josh Madison, distributed under a CC BY license. This week we totally solve the mystery of why we need God’s help to love God, and then we fight about the merits of the Pumpkin Spice Latte. This week’s prayer: Proper 18 (BCP p. 23[...]
The Collect Call: Never Say Never (Proper 18)
Image: Thomas Hawk, distributed under a CC BY-NC license. Holli and Brendan reconcile after an internet poll confirms they’re both right, and we learn why we should be careful about saying always and never. Plus: announcing a contest for our l[...]