Acts for Everyone part 1 - Here Comes the Power
Acts for Everyone part 1 - Here Comes the Power
by SPCK - N T Wright
Here Comes the Power Acts 2. 1-4 Sometimes a name, belonging to one particular person, becomes so attached to a particular object or product that we forget where it originally came from. The obvious example is ‘Hoover’: in England at least we speak of ‘the Hoover’ when we mean ‘t…
Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - Christ the King Year B
Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - Christ the King Year B
by SPCK - N T Wright
Christ the King Daniel 7.9-10, 13-14 Revelation 1.4b-8 John 18.33b-37 The ‘Feast of Christ the King’ was invented by Pius XI in 1925. Only in 1970 was it moved from October to the last Sunday before Advent. It slid into Anglicanism very recently, introducing three muddles. First,…
The Lion's World - Introduction The Lion's World
The Lion's World - Introduction The Lion's World
by SPCK - Rowan Williams
Introduction The Lion’s World Not every reader has been charmed by C. S. Lewis’s Narnia stories, and the recent release of high-earning film versions of several of the books has renewed the controversy. Critics of Christian faith have been predictably vocal – though their comment…
Drama/dialogue: Eastern strangers
Drama/dialogue: Eastern strangers
by Marjorie Dobson
Drama/dialogue: Eastern strangers (A piece for two voices. The first one reads straight to the audience, as if ignoring the interruptions. The second interacts with the audience, letting them in on the comments and questions. Only in the last three lines do the two speakers relat…
The Magi's Question
The Magi's Question
by Victor Trigg
‘The Magi’s Question' Melchior: I am Larvandad. And I am Hor. And I am Kagpha. You may know me as Melchior — it all depends on which version of my story you know. Caspar: If you are a Syrian Christian you may know me as Gushnasaph. lf you are from Ethiopia you know me as Karsud…
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Zechariah meets Gabriel
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Zechariah meets Gabriel
by BRF - Rona Orme
Zechariah, a priest in the temple, and his wife, Elizabeth, both led good lives in the view of God. They did not have any children and they were old. Although Zechariah was godly, he doubted the message that Gabriel the angel brought him. This led to his being struck dumb until a…
A wise man
A wise man
by Lynda Collier
A wise man? Searching, searching Always searching But for what? For truth. But what is truth? Where is it to be found? For most of my life I had filled my mind with learning - poring over ancient manuscripts And scanning the skies for signs, Looking for answers to questions most …
Bible Study Based on John 13: 1-17
Bible Study Based on John 13: 1-17
by Michaela Youngson
Bible study/dramatic reflection It would work well in Holy week or one of the Lent Sundays. Bible Study John 13.1-17 Beverly Gaventa describes this passage as a ‘commentary on Jesus’ death’. This makes a certain kind of sense. The passage, as Pete Phillips said, marks a radical s…
Imagining the Lectionary: Facing the danger of freeing the self (Lent 1C)