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Lectionary Reflections Year A - The Fifth Sunday of Easter Year A
Lectionary Reflections Year A - The Fifth Sunday of Easter Year A
by SPCK - Jane Williams
The Fifth Sunday of Easter - Year A Acts 7.55–60 1 Peter 2.2–10 John 14.1–14 What are we Christians supposed to feel about the world we live in? All three of today’s readings suggest that, at the very least, the world is not our home. Stephen dies as though death is irrelevant, w…
Lent for Everyone Year A - Saturday Holy Week Year A
Lent for Everyone Year A - Saturday Holy Week Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
HOLY WEEK: HOLY SATURDAY Matthew 27.57– 66 They tried to keep Jesus safely dead then, and they try it still today. Again and again, when the newspapers or the radio stations want to talk about God, they ignore Jesus. We hear experts proclaiming that science has disproved God – wi…
Lectionary Reflections Year A - The Sixth Sunday of Easter Year A
Lectionary Reflections Year A - The Sixth Sunday of Easter Year A
by SPCK - Jane Williams
The Sixth Sunday of Easter - Year A Acts 17.22–31 1 Peter 3.13–22 John 14.15–21 It is hard to tell if Paul’s famous speech at the Areopagus is a triumph or a disaster of evangelism. He has done his preparation well – one of the basic rules of preaching. He has walked around the c…
The Things He Said - The Things He Said - Discussion Questions
The Things He Said - The Things He Said - Discussion Questions
by SPCK - Stephen Cottrell
The Things He Said - Discussion questions If this book is being used by groups during Lent then the following questions might be useful discussion starters. I am suggesting a way of reading the book and discussing it over five sessions... Taken from The Things He Said by Stephen …
Clouds and Glory Year A - Easter Day - Year A
Clouds and Glory Year A - Easter Day - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
Easter (Easter Day) Acts 10. 34-43 or Jeremiah 31. 1-6: Psalm. 118. [1-2]14-24 : Colossians 3.1-4 or Acts 10. 34-43 : John 20. 1-18 or Matthew 28. 1-10 Alleluia to our God, praise and thanksgiving for life and life eternal. Alleluia to our Lord Jesus Christ, conqueror of death an…
The Things He Carried - 1. The Cross
The Things He Carried - 1. The Cross
by SPCK - Stephen Cottrell
THE THINGS HE CARRIED 1. The Cross He carried a large wooden beam – one half of a cross. They handed it to him like it was nothing. Like it could be thrown away; like they were going to throw him away, this thing of terrible beauty. He held the rough wood in his hands; gripped it…
Reflections for Holy Week - Bowl and Towel
Reflections for Holy Week - Bowl and Towel
by Michaela Youngson
Bowl and towel John 13.1-20 Ordinary, everyday, ready to be filled with water, a bowl lies waiting to fulfil its purpose and a towel laid over it waiting to comfort, to dry, to warm. They are not changed by their use, not worn out or broken or destroyed, soon they are washed, dri…
Jesus Dies