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Psalms
What can I do to Praise my God?
Enjoy a full day with John Bell, aimed at all involved in music and worship - clergy, lay readers, organists, choir directors, worship groups, choir members, and congregation members. He will discuss a variety of topics covering styles of music in worship, psalms, and music from the Iona Community. Please note that entry is by
£15
Llandaff Diocese Festival of Prayer
Reflection for action.Offering ‘taster’ workshops in many different prayer techniques and spiritual traditions. John Bell will lead sessions on the Spirituality of the Psalms and Ancient Celtic Gifts for Modern Times.
The Psalms for Today
Iona: Macleod Centre... reading, praying and singing the Psalms with John Bell. £15 per person.
weeWONDERBOX: Root 66 (1) – On the Wings of the Wind
John in NLightsBiblical blethers on the hoof Root 66 returns, courtesy of Jo Love, for yer healthy and holy delectation. Today's theme will be 'God, us and the environment'. Psalm 104 is an evocative celebration of God’s relationship with creation. As we approach Lent, we will meditate on this psalm and ask how we might honour the
Songs for the Real Jesus
A workshop including psalms, world music and WGRG songs, led by John L. Bell.
Big Sing
North East USA‘Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs’. The title comes from St Paul, but the material comes from many centuries and around the world. Songs shared here by John L. Bell have been gathered or written by people in the Iona Community over the last 30 years and are now sung all over the world. However the
Festival of Prayer
Time & Space March 15thA day to explore different aspects of spirituality and prayer, at which John Bell will give a keynote address on developing personal spirituality, and lead a session on the spirituality of the psalms.
Enthusiasm, Entropy and Ecology: A New Look at the Psalms
The poetry of the Psalms, which has fascinated people for three millennia, is totally diverse in emotional range, spiritual depth and subject matter. It can be argued that one poem is the source document for original sin, while another suggests that nature is engaging in a cosmic symphony without any need for human direction. It
Living and Praying the Psalms
Apart from the Gospels, the Psalms are the most widely known texts for Christians. They are read, prayed and sung daily throughout the world. But what is their real significance, and how do we move beyond seeing them as part of our tradition rather than part of our life? This is what John Bell will explore in
Explore the Psalms
...with John Bell. Cost of $40 includes refreshments and workshop materials.
Revisiting the Psalms
with John L. Bell For some people the Psalms are evocative of what they learned by rote in childhood. Others associate them with particularly poignant events – weddings and funerals. Others yet may regard them as an unnecessary intrusion between the Old Testament and the Epistle when a nice worship song would be much preferable.
The Lost Tradition of Lament
John Bell regrets he has had to postpone this event, due to bereavement. Rescheduled for Tues 17th November 2020. In an era in which many people lament the state of politics, the precarious nature of the ecological health of the planet, and the perennial misfortunes of life, there seems to be a gap in religious
The Spirituality of the Psalms
John Bell regrets he has had to postpone this event, due to bereavement. Rescheduled for March 5th-7th 2021. For many believers, the Psalms comprise an essential part of the liturgy of Holy Communion—a welcome pause between the Old Testament reading and the Epistle. The Psalms are much more than this. They are words which nourished
POSTPONED: The Spirituality of the Psalms
AfricaThe Psalms, which we often see as an intermission between two Sunday readings, have a more profound significance. They were, and still are, one of the foundations of Jewish spirituality. In this retreat we will explore how they can enliven our own devotional life and belief. Led by John Bell.
Celebrating the Psalms
The Scottish Church Theology Society 2021 Conference will feature presentations on the Psalms by SUE GILLINGHAM, Emeritus Professor of the Hebrew Bible at the University of Oxford, ROWAN WILLIAMS who has recently retired as the Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, and JOHN L. BELL who works for the Iona Community in the areas of worship,
The Spirituality of the Psalms
For many believers, the Psalms comprise a central part of the liturgy of Holy Communion - a welcome pause between the Old Testament reading and the Epistle. The Psalms are much more than this. They are words which nourished the spirituality of Jesus. They abound in insights regarding God's relationship with the natural world, they
The Spirituality of the Psalms
AfricaThe Psalms, which we often see as an intermission between two Sunday readings, have a more profound significance. They were, and still are, one of the foundations of Jewish spirituality. In this retreat we will explore how they can enliven our own devotional life and belief. Led by John Bell.
Revisiting the Psalms
Familiarity may not have bred contempt, but it might have bred low expectation or presumption when it comes to the psalms. For many worshippers they are most commonly experienced as the obligatory interlude, spoken or sung, between readings from the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament Letters. For the less liturgically inclined, a narrow selection
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