In this minisode is recited the Midday Prayer from the cycle of prayers known as the Daily Office of the Northumbria Community. The Northumbria Community is a lay monastic centered in the Northumbria region of the England and Scotland. The community has followers around the world in what is described as a “dispersed community.” Its followers do not live in monasteries but rather in everyday circumstances. What binds them together is the daily cycle of prayers as well as the rules of living life with purposeful availability to God and others as well as intentional vulnerability.
A link to the homepage of the Northumbria Community can be found here.
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In Episode 82, the discussion centers around a mid-19th century devotional called the Believer’s Daily Treasure but perhaps better known as Lincoln’s Devotional.
In this minisode, an excerpt is read from a sermon by the famous 18th century pastor and theologian, Jonathan Edwards.
Episode 81 contains the audio of some reflections on life in Christ which I made before my home congregation of Troy Christian Chapel, in Troy Michigan in the United States.
In this minisode, the lyrics are read of an early 8th century hymn written by the English monk and scholar, the Venerable Bede (672/673 – 735), celebrating the Ascension of the Lord Jesus Christ back to Heaven. It is an interesting coincidence of church history that the author of this Ascension hymn died on the Feast of the Ascension in the year 735.