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Letters by a MODERN MYSTIC - The letters 28 September 1931
Letters by a MODERN MYSTIC - The letters 28 September 1931
by SPCK - Frank C Laubach
The Letters 28 SEPTEMBER 1931 The fashion today is to place God in court and give Him a trial. We have had such a lust for “debunking” every good and useful man in history that even God cannot escape. It is one of the unfortunate by-products of the quest for truth, plus an unlove…
Secondary Schools Assemblies Resource Book - Television
Secondary Schools Assemblies Resource Book - Television
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Secondary Schools Assemblies Resource Book HOW TO LIVE TELEVISION By Stuart Kerner Suitable for Key Stage Three Aim To reflect on the detrimental effects of too much television. Preparation and materials • Transfer the ‘Interesting facts about TV’ on to an OHP transparency or a P…
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - The Second Sunday Before Advent Year B
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - The Second Sunday Before Advent Year B
by SPCK - Jane Williams
The Second Sunday Before Advent Daniel 12.1-3. Hebrews 10.11-25 Mark 13.1-8 All of today’s readings are set against the background of a disintegrating world, and all see that as something joyful. Daniel and Mark seem to be talking about the future, though there is no indication a…
Lectionary Reflections Year A - Proper 6 Year A
Lectionary Reflections Year A - Proper 6 Year A
by SPCK - Jane Williams
Lectionary reflections - Year A Ordinary Time Proper 6 Exodus 19.2–8a Romans 5.1–8 Matthew 9.35—10.8 Christians know that, through the work of God in Christ, made real to them by the Holy Spirit, the world is a different place. We are, to use Paul’s characteristic phrase, ‘justif…
New Testament Prayer for Everyone - The Lord's Prayer
New Testament Prayer for Everyone - The Lord's Prayer
by SPCK - N T Wright
PART 1 NEW TESTAMENT TEACHING ON PRAYER THE TEACHING OF JESUS THE LORD’S PRAYER Matthew 6: 7-15 I was talking to a friend who had the reputation of being one of the finest preachers in the area. How did he go about it, I asked. He had no particular technique, he said; he just puz…
Rhythms of remembering - Ordinary Time - Friday Morning Prayer
Rhythms of remembering - Ordinary Time - Friday Morning Prayer
by SPCK - Hannah Ward & Jennifer Wild
ORDINARY TIME - Friday Morning Prayer Blessed are you, O God, for by your wounds we have been healed. Blessed be Jesus, friend and brother, sharer of our humanity, suffering One who knows our pain...
Rhythms of remembering - Ordinary Time - Wednesday Evening Prayer
Rhythms of remembering - Ordinary Time - Wednesday Evening Prayer
by SPCK - Hannah Ward & Jennifer Wild
ORDINARY TIME - Wednesday Evening Prayer Blessed are you, O God, God of all the ages, and of all creatures. Blessed is your unfailing love towards us, to those before us, and all who will come after us,...
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 15. Keeping your head above water
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 15. Keeping your head above water
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
ONE DAY AT A TIME Meditations for Carers 15. Keeping your head above water Mark 6.30–31 Do you have days when you’re coping – just? Days when you could use another couple of hours’ (or days’) sleep, an extra pair of hands (or a few clones of yourself !) to get everything done? …
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 16. Let it be
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 16. Let it be
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
ONE DAY AT A TIME Meditations for Carers 16. Let it be Hebrews 2.18 Being a carer is tough but I’ve been wondering recently whether things really are as tough as I’ve been thinking. I’d been feeling overwhelmed but suddenly thought: is this true? Or am I creating a maelstrom of w…
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 18. Living with the chaos
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 18. Living with the chaos
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
ONE DAY AT A TIME Meditations for Carers 18. Living with the chaos Mark 5.36 There’s a hymn that seems to be most people’s favourite, ‘Dear Lord and Father of mankind’, and it used to be one of mine. Until I became a carer, when one of the lines jarred with sudden force: ‘Let o…
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 20. Only the lonely
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 20. Only the lonely
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
ONE DAY AT A TIME Meditations for Carers 20. Only the lonely Proverbs 27.10 When your loved one can’t get out, or only with a lot of difficulty, your days will likely be spent mainly within the four walls of your home (unless you’re fortunate enough to have someone to help, who c…
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 26. Someone to lean on
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 26. Someone to lean on
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
ONE DAY AT A TIME Meditations for Carers 26. Someone to lean on Proverbs 3.5 Isaiah 26.4 Watching television the other day, I was reminded about the fashion for outdoor artificial ice rinks. I love to watch how someone goes on the ice for the first time, very wobbly, but then a f…
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 5. Fire-fighting
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 5. Fire-fighting
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
ONE DAY AT A TIME Meditations for Carers 5. Fire-fighting Psalm 121.5a, 7a I wonder if anyone’s ever tried to write a job description for the at-home carer? I’d want them to include things like juggling – too many things! – and fire-fighting – dealing with the unexpected disast…
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 39. Whose life is it anyway?
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 39. Whose life is it anyway?
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
ONE DAY AT A TIME Meditations for Carers 39. Whose life is it anyway? Isaiah 41.13 Becoming a 24/7 at-home carer involves a lot of changes. Life gets to be pretty well unrecognizable, and as for us – our very identities may be changed. Once we may have been well-paid and valued…
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 40. You need love too
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 40. You need love too
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
ONE DAY AT A TIME Meditations for Carers 40. You need love too Galatians 5.14 Yes, of course that’s what it’s about. You’re the carer because you do care. It is love that prompts you, motivates you, keeps you going. But sometimes it can feel like all that love has been used up an…
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 10. Heroes
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 10. Heroes
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
ONE DAY AT A TIME Meditations for Carers 10. Heroes Joshua 1.9 Remember Superman? And the actor who played Superman, the late Christopher Reeve? After he was paralysed, he is reported as saying: ‘When the first Superman movie came out, I was frequently asked, “What is a hero?” My…
Lectionary Reflections Year A - Proper 17 Year A
Lectionary Reflections Year A - Proper 17 Year A
by SPCK - Jane Williams
Lectionary reflections - Year A Ordinary Time Proper 17 Jeremiah 15.15–21 Romans 12.9–21 Matthew 16.21–8 Oh dear. Now it’s crunch time. Justification by grace through faith is fine. A theology of grace alone, which emphasizes our inability to achieve our own salvation, is central…
Lectionary Reflections Year A - Proper 23 Year A