Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - Proper 9 Year B
Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - Proper 9 Year B
by SPCK - N T Wright
Proper 9 2 Samuel 5.1-5, 9-10 2 Corinthians 12.2-10 Mark 6.1-13 The paradoxes of power. David bided his time, refused to lift up his hand against God’s anointed (though he knew himself to be anointed also), and then at last became king in a further anointing. The move to Jerusale…
Clouds and Glory Year A - The Fourth Sunday of Easter - Year A
Clouds and Glory Year A - The Fourth Sunday of Easter - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
The Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 2. 42-47 : Psalm. 23 : 1 Peter 2. 19-25 : John 10. 1-10 Glory to you 0 Lord! You have triumphed over the powers of darkness and brought us to share in the inheritance of your saints in light. Raise us up to newness of life, that we may live to ser…
Clouds and Glory Year A - The Fourth Sunday of Lent - Year A
Clouds and Glory Year A - The Fourth Sunday of Lent - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
The Fourth Sunday of Lent 1 Samuel 16. 1-13 : Psalm. 23 : Ephesians S. 8-14: John 9. 1-41 Lord, open our eyes to your presence, open our ears to your call, open our hearts to your love; that we may give ourselves to you and walk before you as children of light; through him who is…
Traces of Glory Year B - The Fourth Sunday of Epiphany - Year B
Traces of Glory Year B - The Fourth Sunday of Epiphany - Year B
by SPCK - David Adam
The Fourth Sunday of Epiphany Holy God, give us a deep insight into your ways and the ways of the world, that seeing with a clear vision and having the spirit of discernment, we may be able to stand firm for justice and speak out in truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives…
Clouds and Glory Year A - The Fourth Sunday of Advent - Year A
Clouds and Glory Year A - The Fourth Sunday of Advent - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
The Fourth Sunday of Advent Isaiah 7. 10-16 : Ps. 80. 1-7 [17-19] : Romans 1. 1-7: Matthew 1. 18-25 Opening Prayer, Prayer of Intercession, The Peace and The Blessing. In the church that looks for you, among the people who proclaim you, with all who seek to serve you, among all w…
Clouds and Glory Year A - The Fourth Sunday of Epiphany - Year A
Clouds and Glory Year A - The Fourth Sunday of Epiphany - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
The Fourth Sunday of Epiphany 1 Kings 17. 8-16: Ps. 36. 5-10: 1 Corinthians 1. 18-31 : John 2.1-11 Lord of all power and might, giver of strength and joy, transform the poverty of our nature into the riches of your glory; that, in changing us, your grace and goodness may be revea…
Clouds and Glory Year A - The Second Sunday of Epiphany - Year A
Clouds and Glory Year A - The Second Sunday of Epiphany - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
The Second Sunday of Epiphany Isaiah 49. 1-7: Ps. 40. 1-11 : 1 Corinthians 1. 1-9 : John 1. 29-42 O Lord our God, you call us in the depths of our being, you have a purpose for us: open our ears to your call, open our hearts to your love, open our minds to your purpose, that we m…
Traces of Glory Year B - The Seventh Sunday of Easter (Sunday after Ascension Day) - Year B
Traces of Glory Year B - The Seventh Sunday of Easter (Sunday after Ascension Day) - Year B
by SPCK - David Adam
The Seventh Sunday of Easter (Sunday after Ascension Day) Holy Spirit of God, We watch for you, we wait for you, We look for you, we long for you. Come Holy Spirit, renew us, refresh us, restore us, That we may live and work to your glory;…
Traces of Glory Year B - The Second Sunday of Epiphany - Year B
Traces of Glory Year B - The Second Sunday of Epiphany - Year B
by SPCK - David Adam
The Second Sunday of Epiphany 1 Samuel 3: 1-10 Psalm: 139 1-6, 13-18 (or 1-10)Revelation 5: 1-10 John 1: 43-61 Lord, as you called the disciples, Open our ears to your calling, Open our eyes to your presence, Open our hearts to your love…
Clouds and Glory Year A - The Second Sunday of Lent - Year A
Clouds and Glory Year A - The Second Sunday of Lent - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
The Second Sunday of Lent Genesis 12. 1-4a: Psalm 121 : Romans 4.1-5,13-17: John 3.1-17 Lord God, you have created us for yourself, you have called us into being, you have offered us your love. We give ourselves, our souls and bodies, and all that we do, to you in love; through o…
Clouds and Glory Year A - Trinity Sunday - Year A
Clouds and Glory Year A - Trinity Sunday - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
Trinity Sunday (Ordinary Time) Isaiah 40.12-17,27-31 : Ps. 8: 2 Corinthians 13. 11-13 : Matthew 28.16-20 Holy, holy, holy God; Holy and Strong One, Holy and Mighty One, Holy and Immortal One, Holy Three, Holy One, Be with us now and evermore. Be with us now and evermore. Amen... …
1 and 2 Samuel for Everyone - Little Thing Can Have Terrible Consequences and Foreshadow Tragedy
1 and 2 Samuel for Everyone - Little Thing Can Have Terrible Consequences and Foreshadow Tragedy
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Little Things Can Have Terrible Consequences and Foreshadow Tragedy 2 Samuel 6: 1- 23 I write this during Holy Week. In my Bible study group this week someone was expressing his unease with the way we speak of God’s sending his Son to be crucified. Is God some sort of masochist? …
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - The Origin of John the Baptist and Jesus
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - The Origin of John the Baptist and Jesus
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
The Origin of John the Baptist and Jesus (Luke 1) Against this background of the role of women in Luke, one can examine in more detail passages unique to Luke that focus on women. Three women appear in this section (Elizabeth, Mary of Nazareth, and Anna) in roles far more powerfu…
The Women's Bible Commentary - The Reign of Solomon
The Women's Bible Commentary - The Reign of Solomon
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
The Reign of Solomon Four primary markers characterize Solomon’s kingship over Israel as presented in the book of Kings: his superlative wisdom, his remarkable prosperity, his accomplishment of building the temple, and his penchant for marrying foreign women. Solomon’s wisdom is …
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - The Return
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - The Return
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
The Return THE WOMEN’S BIBLE COMMENTARY (Jeremiah 31: 7-14) The new beginning is both certain and imminent. To welcome it, another poem begins with a command to “sing aloud with gladness” (31:7–14). For the first time in the book, north no longer refers to the direction from whic…
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Third Lesson
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Third Lesson
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Third Lesson (Mark 10: 1-52) Building on the developing theme of a revisioning of power relations and the image of a child, an extended teaching section is presented in chapter 10. Included are three teaching episodes having to do with the household: marriage and divorce, childre…
The Women's Bible Commentary - The Women's First Speech