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07 Mar 2019
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The Philippian’s Hymn – a good song for Lent

Malcolm Gordon

Image by Pexels on Pixabay Songs for the Saints by Malcolm Gordon Here's a congregational song based on the ancient Christian hymn, embedded in Paul's Epistle to the Philippian Church (Phil 2:5-11). It focuses on the humility of Christ which paradoxically, is his pathway to being given the 'name above all names.' It names the complicity of humanity in Christ's death, and the hand of God in raising him. As we journey into Lent, this combination of...

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05 Mar 2019
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Attend to the Ground – a song for Lent

Malcolm Gordon

I was asked by a friend in the States for a song her congregation might sing throughout Lent. I didn't think I had anything, until I remembered one Lent over a decade ago when I went without shoes for 6 weeks. It was an amazing experience, feeling the different textures of the earth under my feet, textures I was so often oblivious to and ignorant of. I realised how insulated I was from the world...

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03 Jul 2014
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The two feet of shoeless holiness.

Malcolm Gordon

I find myself thinking about holiness a lot these days. One of the defining narratives that has shaped my understanding is Moses and the Burning Bush (in Exodus 3). Moses sees a bush burning without burning up. He goes over to investigate. He is addressed by a voice who names him and commands him to take off his sandals because he is standing on________? That's right, 'holy ground'. This story, along with others gave me the impression...

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