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journeying with John - 4 Passion and Holy Week
journeying with John - 4 Passion and Holy Week
by SPCK - Woodward, Gooder and Pryce
4 Passion and Holy Week Each of the Gospels brings its portrayal of Jesus to a climax with his death. Although the themes are different in each Gospel, it is important to pay close attention to the themes that come to the fore in the crucifixion accounts, since they tell us somet…
MRDF Fair Feast - The Work of MRDF
MRDF Fair Feast - The Work of MRDF
by MRDF
The work of MRDF MRDF grew out of a desire to enable Methodist people to respond effectively, in the context of global poverty and injustice, to the commandment of Jesus to love our neighbours, and especially our poorest neighbours. MRDF’s vision is a world freed from poverty, wh…
Meeting God in Paul - 4 Questions for reflection or group discussion and Lenten reading guide
Meeting God in Paul - 4 Questions for reflection or group discussion and Lenten reading guide
by SPCK - Rowan Williams
Questions for reflection or group discussion and Lenten reading guide 1 Outsiders and insiders: Paul’s social world 1 Who are our modern-day ‘citizens’ (those with full rights and status), ‘outsiders’ (those who ‘half-belong’ in our society) and ‘slaves’ (those with few rights)?…
Isaiah for everyone - Beautiful Feet
Isaiah for everyone - Beautiful Feet
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Beautiful Feet My feet went all nasty a few years ago in Jerusalem. Visiting Jerusalem was the only occasion when I got to wear sandals continually for two weeks, and the skin on my heels frayed. One result was that it became impossible to keep them clean…
Jeremiah for everyone - The Power of Being Forgiven
Jeremiah for everyone - The Power of Being Forgiven
by SPCK - John Goldingay
The Power of Being Forgiven Last night we listened to one of our favorite singer-songwriters performing an upbeat song with a downbeat account of her life (well, a downbeat account of a life—one mustn’t imagine that every song is autobiographical)…
Lectio Divina the Sacred Art - 17 Appendix 2
Lectio Divina the Sacred Art - 17 Appendix 2
by Christine Valters Painter
Appendix 2 While lectio divina has traditionally been a solitary practice, in recent years a group form of lectio has become popular and widely practiced. This can be a beautiful way to share your experience of a sacred text with others and break open a deepened experience of pra…
How God Became King - 9d Kingdom, Cross and God part 2
How God Became King - 9d Kingdom, Cross and God part 2
by SPCK - N T Wright
Kingdom, Cross and God part 2 This is how it works. First, the vision. Daniel has a dream of four monsters trampling the earth in great wickedness and violence. Then a court scene develops in heaven: ‘Thrones were set in place, and an Ancient One took his throne’ (7.9)…
Lent for Everyone Year A - Good Friday Year A