The Womens' Bible Commentary - The Beginning
The Womens' Bible Commentary - The Beginning
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
The Beginning Acts begins with an anticonquest ideology that “anesthetizes and sanctifies the exploitative act to make it acceptable” (Dube, 60). Through a command of Jesus (1:8), Luke authorizes Jesus’ followers to travel to other lands and bear witness…
Eco Lectionary June
Eco Lectionary June
by Keynsham Methodist Church Eco Group
ECO-HINTS FROM THE LECTIONARY June 2011 Seventh Sunday of Easter (Sunday in Ascensiontide) Acts 1: 6-14 Psalm 68: 1-10, 32-35 I Peter 4: 12-14, 5: 6-11 John 17: 1-11 Psalm 68—God reveals himself through the weather. As the rain restores the dry land so God gives life to his peopl…
Isaiah for everyone - (Un)spiritual Practices
Isaiah for everyone - (Un)spiritual Practices
by SPCK - John Goldingay
(Un)spiritual Practices I was talking with a friend about the way Christians in our culture have got interested in “spiritual practices” such as meditation, silence, and fasting. This development is taking place in a context where Christians don’t have as much sense of God as the…
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Pentecost - Year C
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Pentecost - Year C
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
Pentecost - Year C Service contains: Hymn: Come down, O love divine or Once, like a mighty rushing wind Prayer: Poem/prayer: God’s children Reading: Psalm 104:24-34, 35b Hymn: Come to us creative Spirit or Creation sings beyond our range Reading: Acts 2:1-21 or Genesis 11:1-9 Poe…
Isaiah for everyone - An Invitation to Imagination and Hope
Isaiah for everyone - An Invitation to Imagination and Hope
by SPCK - John Goldingay
An Invitation to Imagination and Hope I was exchanging messages with a Pentecostal friend yesterday, the Feast of Pentecost, and was amused when he observed that oddly “we don’t really celebrate Pentecost in the Assemblies of God.” I don’t know whether his Pentecostal church has …
The Vine at Home - The Vine at Home - Pentecost Sunday
The Vine at Home - The Vine at Home - Pentecost Sunday
by Twelvebaskets Ltd
A Free Resource to use at home for Pentecost Sunday. The Vine at Home series has been especially published to use during the Coronavirus. It is adapted from The Vine, which is a weekly resource created to be used in Local Arrangement services and service preparation. The Vine at …
PENTECOST THE SPIRIT'S FIRE A Meditation John Hill
PENTECOST THE SPIRIT'S FIRE A Meditation John Hill
by John Hill
PENTECOST THE SPIRIT’S FIRE A Meditation John Hill The Spirit of God is enlivening, life giving and creative, imaginative soul stirring, accompanying, directing guiding. The Spirit hovered over the waters in creation. The Spirit within, has power. It has been described at Penteco…
A Drunk on the Day of Pentecost
A Drunk on the Day of Pentecost
by Roger Price
This is one of a number of monologues that I have written for use in worship or some other reflective purpose. This one deals with the events of Pentecost from the point of view of a drunk who was in the market place. Should you like this and like to have more of my material, ple…
Waiting - A Pentecost Reflection