friends, FOES and families - If any of you is without sin: the woman taken in adultery
friends, FOES and families - If any of you is without sin: the woman taken in adultery
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
If any of you is without sin: The woman taken in adultery John 8.1-11 Merciful Father, may I never judge another, for I only know part of their story. Years ago the story of the woman taken in adultery might have sounded archaic, an example of harsher times, and unconnected with …
friends, FOES and families - I am the living bread: Elijah and the widow of Zarephath
friends, FOES and families - I am the living bread: Elijah and the widow of Zarephath
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
I am the living bread: Elijah and the widow of Zarephath I Kings 17; John 6 My Father . . . gives you the true bread . . .. that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. (John 6.32–33)...
friends, FOES and families - It is not by strength that one prevails: Hannah
friends, FOES and families - It is not by strength that one prevails: Hannah
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
It is not by strength that one prevails: Hannah 1 Samuel 1-2; Luke 2 Do not keep talking so proudly or let your mouth speak such arrogance, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by him deeds are weighed. (1 Samuel 2.3)...
friends, FOES and families - Listen, my sons, to a father's instruction
friends, FOES and families - Listen, my sons, to a father's instruction
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction 1 Samuel 1-3 I call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding; for knowledge which is more than facts and wisdom which is greater than thought. Above all, place into my heart an obedience that will direct the course of the just...
friends, FOES and families - Listen to everything: Philip and the Ethiopian
friends, FOES and families - Listen to everything: Philip and the Ethiopian
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
Listen to everything: Peter and the Ethiopian; Peter and Cornelius Acts 8, 10 Risen Jesus, help us listen well to those who accompany us in life, whose view is further down the road we are called to travel...
Gazing on the Gospels Year A - Palm Sunday Year A
Gazing on the Gospels Year A - Palm Sunday Year A
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
Palm Sunday - Year A The Liturgy of the Palms Meditation on Matthew 21: 1-11 Gaze on the old city of Jerusalem, the narrow lanes choked with shoppers and craftsmen and crowded with pilgrims. Walk past the noisy blacksmiths’ quarter, and wander through the district where they dye …
Gazing on the Gospels Year A - Proper 10 Year A
Gazing on the Gospels Year A - Proper 10 Year A
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
Proper 10 - Year A Meditation on Matthew 13: 1-9, 18-23 Gaze on this field – it’s easy to imagine, for Jesus has painted such a detailed picture. You may pass through such fields when you walk the dog. Together you stroll along the path, where in spring a few brave seeds have had…
friends, FOES and families - Nowhere to lay his head: Jesus