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Paul for Everyone The Prison Letters - Old Clothes, New Clothes
Paul for Everyone The Prison Letters - Old Clothes, New Clothes
by SPCK - N T Wright
Old Clothes, New Clothes Colossians 3.5-11 My daughter and I still laugh about her seventh birthday. It was a Sunday in February. The church we attended, in Canada where we lived then, held a cross-country ski day each year. People came to the morning service, stayed for soup in
Paul for Everyone The Prison Letters - On Epaphroditus
Paul for Everyone The Prison Letters - On Epaphroditus
by SPCK - N T Wright
On Epaphroditus Philippians 2.25-30 When I was at school a first-year physics teacher once asked us the question in an examination: What are the advantages of having two eyes? The correct answer, of course, was that with two eyes you can see things in three dimensions, and learn
Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - On Remaining Unmarried
Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - On Remaining Unmarried
by SPCK - N T Wright
On Remaining Unmarried 1 Corinthians 7.25-31 I remember a cartoon from my childhood days. A young man sits in an office. He is talking on the telephone, but standing beside him is a huge figure with a bristling moustache, staring at him angrily: obviously the boss. The young man
Paul for Everyone The Prison Letters - On Timothy
Paul for Everyone The Prison Letters - On Timothy
by SPCK - N T Wright
On Timothy Philippians 2.19-24 When I taught in the university, one of my annual tasks was to interview candidates for admission the following year. The first time I did this, a young man came for interview who seemed quiet and subdued. He wasn’t very sure of himself, and didn’t
Paul for Everyone: Galatians and Thessalonians - Paul Confronts Peter in Antioch
Paul for Everyone: Galatians and Thessalonians - Paul Confronts Peter in Antioch
by SPCK - N T Wright
Paul Confronts Peter in Antioch Galatians 2.11-14 When my brother was at school, he took part in a performance of ‘Noye’s Fludde’ by Benjamin Britten. Actually, he took the part of Noah himself. His costume and make-up were superb. Though he was only 17, he looked like a really o
Paul for Everyone - Paul for Everyone - Epub
Paul for Everyone - Paul for Everyone - Epub
by SPCK - Tom Wright
Making use of his true scholar’s understanding, yet writing in an approachable and anecdotal style, Tom Wright captures the verve and sparkle of these letters. Paul wrote the letters while in prison facing possible death, but their passion and energy are undimmed. They reveal Pau
Paul for Everyone - Paul for Everyone - Mobi
Paul for Everyone - Paul for Everyone - Mobi
by SPCK - Tom Wright
Making use of his true scholar’s understanding, yet writing in an approachable and anecdotal style, Tom Wright captures the verve and sparkle of these letters. Paul wrote the letters while in prison facing possible death, but their passion and energy are undimmed. They reveal Pau
Paul for Everyone Romans part 1 - Paul Longs to see the Roman Christians
Paul for Everyone Romans part 1 - Paul Longs to see the Roman Christians
by SPCK - N T Wright
Paul Longs to see the Roman Christians ROMANS 1.8-13 The first time I went to Rome there was a great deal to see. I knew about many of the classical sites, the spectacular buildings, the ancient palaces, the Forum, and so on. But there were many surprises as well. One in particul
Paul for Everyone: Galatians and Thessalonians - Paul's Agreement with Peter and James
Paul for Everyone: Galatians and Thessalonians - Paul's Agreement with Peter and James
by SPCK - N T Wright
Paul’s Agreement with Peter and James Galatians 2.6-10 One of the most famous walks in England is along a high ridge in the Lake District called Striding Edge. It runs to the east of the mountain called Helvellyn, one of the highest mountains in England, and, particularly in bad
Paul for Everyone The Prison Letters - Paul's Appeal
Paul for Everyone The Prison Letters - Paul's Appeal
by SPCK - N T Wright
Paul’s Appeal Philemon 1.8-14 There was once a leading bishop in the Church of England who took a strong line on several of the major issues facing the church and the society of his day. Many times he went to see the Archbishop of Canterbury to put pressure on him to steer the ch
Paul for Everyone: Galatians and Thessalonians - Paul's Appeal to His Children
Paul for Everyone: Galatians and Thessalonians - Paul's Appeal to His Children
by SPCK - N T Wright
Paul’s Appeal to His Children Galatians 4.12-20 The French teacher was a strict disciplinarian. We weren’t allowed to speak a word of English during the classes, and neither did he. Everything, even trivial comments or requests, had to be made in French. He was determined that we
Paul for Everyone: Galatians and Thessalonians - Paul's Conversion and Call
Paul for Everyone: Galatians and Thessalonians - Paul's Conversion and Call
by SPCK - N T Wright
Paul’s Conversion and Call Galatians 1.10-17 John Henry Newman was one of the great figures of nineteenth-century England. A brilliant thinker and writer, a spellbinding preacher and a deeply sensitive soul, he left the Anglican Church and became a Roman Catholic in 1845. After a
Paul for Everyone: Galatians and Thessalonians - Paul's Distress Over the Galatians
Paul for Everyone: Galatians and Thessalonians - Paul's Distress Over the Galatians
by SPCK - N T Wright
Paul’s Distress Over the Galatians Galatians 1.1-9 Imagine you’re in South Africa in the 1970s. Apartheid is at its height. You are embarked on a risky project: to build a community centre where everybody will be equally welcome, no matter what their colour or race. You’ve design
Paul for Everyone: Galatians and Thessalonians - Paul's Fatherly Concern
Paul for Everyone: Galatians and Thessalonians - Paul's Fatherly Concern
by SPCK - N T Wright
Paul’s Fatherly Concern Thessalonians 2.9-12 Perhaps the most remarkable thing about Paul’s missionary work is that when he arrived in a new town the people there had quite literally never seen anything of the sort before. They had seen other travelling teachers, but none like th
Paul for Everyone: Galatians and Thessalonians - Paul's First Visit to Peter
Paul for Everyone: Galatians and Thessalonians - Paul's First Visit to Peter
by SPCK - N T Wright
Paul’s First Visit to Peter Galatians 1.18-24 A few years ago in England a strange advertisement appeared on large billboards. Without explanation, it simply said, ‘IT IS. ARE YOU?’ It was, of course, designed to tease, so that when the answer was revealed a few weeks later every
Paul for Everyone: Galatians and Thessalonians - Paul's Joy and Crown
Paul for Everyone: Galatians and Thessalonians - Paul's Joy and Crown
by SPCK - N T Wright
Paul’s Joy and Crown Thessalonians 2.17-20 There were tear-jerking scenes on the television last night. Twin baby girls had been adopted by a couple from another country, who had found the children being advertised for adoption over the Internet. But another couple, from the chil
Paul for Everyone: Galatians and Thessalonians - Paul's Ministry to Thessalonica
Paul for Everyone: Galatians and Thessalonians - Paul's Ministry to Thessalonica
by SPCK - N T Wright
Paul’s Ministry to Thessalonica Thessalonians 2.1-8 The ancient world, like the modern one, learned to be cynical about almost everything. If a letter arrives offering me a wonderful free gift, I know it’s a trap to lure me into paying for something I don’t really want. If someon
Paul for Everyone The Prison Letters - Paul's Perspective