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Monologue/drama: Elisha – the day after
Monologue/drama: Elisha – the day after
by Marjorie Dobson
Monologue/drama: Elisha – the day after … Did I really see that chariot of fire, or have I been dreaming? Was it a whirlwind, or just an ordinary desert storm? Was it all just a mirage and the sand blowing in my eyes made me think there were horses? And maybe the chariot just w…
CHRISTIANITY AND THE RENEWAL OF NATURE - 2 Visions of the end? Revelation and climate change
CHRISTIANITY AND THE RENEWAL OF NATURE - 2 Visions of the end? Revelation and climate change
by SPCK - Sebastian C.H. Kim and Jonathan Draper
Visions of the end? Revelation and climate change In chapter 4 of Revelation the author tells us that the song of praise before God never ceases (4.8), but now there is silence. ‘Heaven seems to hold its breath because of what is about to happen on earth.’…
Celtic Christian Spirituality - 5 Prayer (Chapter 2)
Celtic Christian Spirituality - 5 Prayer (Chapter 2)
by Skylight- Mary C.Earle
Prayer The Celtic Christian tradition, both historical and contemporary, leads us to see that every aspect of life may be brought to speech in prayer. This is a vision of life as ongoing prayer, and of prayer as all of life… Taken from Celtic Christian Spirituality by Annotation …
Acts for Everyone part 1 - Restoration and Refreshment
Acts for Everyone part 1 - Restoration and Refreshment
by SPCK - N T Wright
Restoration and Refreshment Acts 3.17-26 I remember a hot, hot walk in the Scottish highlands. (It’s true: there are times, even at altitudes of 4,000 feet, when you can be just as hot in Scotland as anywhere in Europe.) We climbed Braeriach and Cairn Toul, the third and fourth h…
Acts for Everyone part 1 - Here Comes the Power
Acts for Everyone part 1 - Here Comes the Power
by SPCK - N T Wright
Here Comes the Power Acts 2. 1-4 Sometimes a name, belonging to one particular person, becomes so attached to a particular object or product that we forget where it originally came from. The obvious example is ‘Hoover’: in England at least we speak of ‘the Hoover’ when we mean ‘t…
Acts for Everyone part 1 - The New Family
Acts for Everyone part 1 - The New Family
by SPCK - N T Wright
A couple of years ago I took part in a charity walk. It was a sunny day, there were thousands of people taking part, and we went through some breathtaking scenery. We were put in several groups, with a few hundred setting off every few minutes. I was in the first group, and it wa…
Echoing the Word - Eucharistic Prayer B
Echoing the Word - Eucharistic Prayer B
by SPCK - Paula Gooder & Michael Perham
10 Eucharistic Prayer B Although only part of Anglican liturgy since 1980, Eucharistic Prayer B has the deepest historical roots, being based on the Eucharistic Prayer in the third-century liturgy of St Hippolytus of Rome. Hippolytus himself speaks of his prayer as a received tra…
Meditation/Monologue: The New Jerusalem
Meditation/Monologue: The New Jerusalem
by Andrew Pratt
Meditation/Monologue: The New Jerusalem Was it on a wire, like some great Peter Pan on a west end stage? Or did they use computer graphics? Perhaps it was a dream or some ancient painting? It just seems surreal! 'I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven f…
New Testament Wisdom for Everyone - The Mystery and The Victory
New Testament Wisdom for Everyone - The Mystery and The Victory
by SPCK - N T Wright
5 THE RENEWAL OF THE WORLD THE MYSTETY AND THE VICTORY 1 Corinthians 15: 50-58 He stood there in baggy jeans, trainers, and an old sweater. ‘You can’t come in like that,’ I said. ‘This is a smart lunch, and we’re the guests. We’ve got to get it right.’ ‘No problem,’ he replied, a…
THE ASCENSION WHERE IS HEAVEN? A Meditation John Hill
THE ASCENSION WHERE IS HEAVEN? A Meditation John Hill
by John Hill
THE ASCENSION WHERE IS HEAVEN? A Meditation John Hill Where is heaven? It undoubtedly is a question which has confounded intrigued, fascinated people for centuries. There have been several theories put forward as to where it might be, but no one has convincingly proved where it i…
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - The Fourth Sunday of Easter Year B