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This world is tangled, lost in devastation
This world is tangled, lost in devastation
by Andrew Pratt
This world is tangled, lost in devastation, people are struggling, longing to be free. How long O Lord, must hurt and degradation mar all that human eyes can search or see?… Tune:LORD OF THE YEARS A hymn for human coexistence on earth Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © 18/6/2018 St…
The Second Intercessions Handbook - (23) SOMEWHERE NEARBY
The Second Intercessions Handbook - (23) SOMEWHERE NEARBY
by SPCK - John Pritchard
(23) SOMEWHERE NEARBY If our prayer is going to connect with the world we’re part of for the other 167 hours a week when we aren’t in church, we need to remember the raw-edged realities around us and not domesticate them into tidy, bland packages. These intercessions need to be a…
Wrestling Giant Haystacks Jesus
Wrestling Giant Haystacks Jesus
by Nick Blundell
A poem born in Jacob's wrestling with God at Peniel, seeing parallels with the struggles of our lives, suggesting that we can grow when we face the difficulties head on in the company of "Giant Haystacks Jesus". (for those too young to remember, Giant Haystacks was a famous all…
The Second Intercessions Handbook - (11) TASTE
The Second Intercessions Handbook - (11) TASTE
by SPCK - John Pritchard
(11) TASTE Increasingly, Christian people are finding that the use of the senses is a rich way into prayer. We need to resist the reduction of public prayer to a diet of ‘touchy-feely’ meanderings, so a certain rigour is required. But the appeal of the five senses through which w…
Recovering from Depression - Where is God?
Recovering from Depression - Where is God?
by SPCK - Katharine Smith
Where is God? Saying ‘yes’ to God So far we’ve been thinking about recovery from clinical depression and the healing of the wounds that might lie behind the depression. With the right medical treatment and therapeutic support we are setting out on the road of recovery. But before…
The Living God - Images as windows into God
The Living God - Images as windows into God
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
Which God Are We Talking About? 1 Images as windows into God A picture is worth a thousand words.’ Being able to show someone a picture of a beautiful scene, a complicated piece of machinery or a pet cat goes a long way towards making up for the limitations of human words. So per…
Still Caring - But they're my responsibility
Still Caring - But they're my responsibility
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
3 But they’re my responsibility Honour your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you. (Exodus 20.12) Each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. (Ephesians 5.33) Whoever w…
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