It can be easy to sum up the work of Spanish director Almodovar in a few words: Gaudy, loud, controversial, melodramatic. Yet Julieta confirms new strings to the director’s bow while maintaining some links with his past.
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Film: The Beatles Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
Whilst some may claim The Beatles: Eight Days a Week tells us nothing new, that's churlish in the extreme. The Spotify generation for whom music is a digital abstraction deserve to experience the cheek, the chemistry, the wonder of The Beatles in full flight, on stage, in the studio and before the press where their wit is infectious. With more personality than any current chart toppers can muster, Ron Howard's Eight Days a Week captures a musical, social and cultural phenomenon with joy and wonderful verve.
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Become a leader for The 360 Project modules
The big difference with the two new 360 Project modules is this: your own local expert, whether that be your parish priest or one from a neighbouring parish can lead them. Or even a lay person with some theological training behind them.
The modules have presenter's notes that assist in this process. But you still wouldn't want to just pick one up and lead it. There's more to it than that.
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BIBLE360: Introduction to the Bible - Samford
Never got around to doing the Introduction to the Bible module of BIBLE360?
Here's your chance!
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Whats New About The 360 Project
Okay, let's get to the point. There are new modules. There's a new approach. And there 's new streams... It's all new!
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Choosing Curricula Materials Made Easy
Choosing the Right Curriculum
What curriculum is right for your congregation's Christian Formation program? The answer starts with asking a series of questions. But what are those questiuons???
The Bishop of Chelmsford, Steven Cottrell, addressing members of the Anglican Consultative Council at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Lusaka. Photo Credit: ACNS
Adult Sunday Schools suggested in discipleship move
The Church of England’s Bishop of Chelmsford, the Rt Revd Stephen Cottrell, has suggested that churches should “renegotiate the Sunday contract” to include adult Sunday schools and eating together.
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Dust Echoes - Learn about the Dreamtime...
The path of reconciliation is a good path to travel. But we talk about it a lot; some wonder how they can actually get on the way. What's a step in the right direction?
There are a lot of answers to that question but one is certainly to do anything that fosters deeper understandings of ourselves and others.
And one way to do that is to...
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How to write a condolence note..
Writing a letter after someone has lost someone is difficult. Working out what to say and how to say it can be like walking on egg shells. You don't want to be trite or use cliches; those things lose their meaning during such hard times. And yet writing a letter, a real pen-on-paper letter is surely a good thing to do. So what can you do?
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Reading with Spiritual Eyes - a book club
It's great fun to chat about books you've been reading with others, especially if they've read the same book. So a book club that discusses a book and adds in a faith dimension? That sounds like a great idea! Eve James at The Roscoe Library, St Francis Theological College is starting Reading with Spiritual Eyes. It's just such a book club!
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Our Kind of Traitor - a film review
During a Marrakesh holiday to rekindle a fractured relationship, Perry (Ewan McGregor) and Gail (Naomie Harris) make acquaintance with loud Russian, Dima (Stellan Skarsgard). University lecturer Perry in particular falls under Dima’s spell, yet it is his desire to do the right thing that has him agreeing to...
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The 360 Project
After the success of BIBLE360: Introduction to the Bible, it made sense to expand the project to include opportunities for learning in other areas related to faith and faith formation. Using the distinctive '360' concept of exploring issues from all sides, you see before you: The 360 Project!
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360 Project: New Modules Orientation Event
The big difference with the two new 360 Project modules is this: your own local expert, whether that be your parish priest or one from a neighbouring parish can lead them. Or even a lay person with some theological training behind them.
The modules have presenter's notes that assist in this process. But you still wouldn't want to just pick one up and lead it. There's more to it than that.
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NEW Module BIBLE360: Introduction to the Prophets
Prophets get a bad name. Aren't they all to do with doom and gloom? Or are they? And what's that got to do with my life as a Christian today?
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NEW Module: FAITH360: Praying in Anglican Ways
So if spirituality is an individual thing, have you ever wondered just what yours is like? I mean, in ways differentdifferent to someone else's? Imagine if there was a wayto work out just what your own particular spirituality is? That would mean you could work out just what kind of things you need to do in your life to help your faith grow!
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Introducing Sparkhouse Family: Videos, books and more
Sparkhouse has long been a trusted provider of Christian education resources and curricula. In recent years, the animated video portions of these resources have drawn rave reviews. For the most part, Sparkhouse resources were usually purchased and used by churches or schools. What about families and households who want access to this material?
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Living with Grace in a World of Complexity
There are some great workshops coming up organised by the Social Responsibilities Committee...
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I haven't seen this film but it was recommended by a number of people over the weekend of Synod.
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A sense of call: how does it happen?
Dr Hugh Kempster is an Anglican priest in an inner city Melbourne parish.
Both of these sentences are true!
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Modelling faith via art and camera
Scripture is full of moments where it is acts of faith that transform people rather than a deft turn of phrase or a reasoned argument. Of course those are there too, but the idea that actions speak louder than words is the central theme of Jim Grover's journey to faith...
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