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Gazing on the Gospels Year A - Christ the King Year A
Gazing on the Gospels Year A - Christ the King Year A
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
Christ the King - Year A First Sunday before Advent Meditation on Matthew 25: 31-46 Gaze on all these people gathering before the Son of Man on the day of judgement, all the characters we’ve met over the year. There are kings from the east and an innkeeper; there’s Mary, mother …
Lectionary Reflection Year C - The First Sunday of Advent Year C
Lectionary Reflection Year C - The First Sunday of Advent Year C
by SPCK - Jane Williams
The First Sunday of Advent Jeremiah 33.14–16 1 Thessalonians 3.9–13 Luke 21.25–36 Intelligent waiting seems to be the theme of these three readings – not a bad theme for the start of Advent, but definitely to be distinguished from Aunt Juley in Forster’s Howard’s End, who goes th…
Parallel Lives of Jesus - 4b Jerusalem, Passion, and Resurrection (21:1–28:20)
Parallel Lives of Jesus - 4b Jerusalem, Passion, and Resurrection (21:1–28:20)
by SPCK - Edward Adams
Jerusalem, Passion, and Resurrection (21:1–28:20) Jesus’ arrival in Jerusalem signals the beginning of the end. He enters the holy city in a kingly fashion (21:1–11), recalling the identification of Jesus as “king of the Jews” in the birth narrative (2:2) and pointing forward to …
The Women's Bible Commentary - The Women's First Speech
The Women's Bible Commentary - The Women's First Speech
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
The Women’s First Speech The woman expresses her desire and explores her feelings for her lover, and his for her, through stories in which she and he both play roles, as themselves or in fantasy guises. Here she tells three. In her first story (2:8–17), she conjures her lover up …
Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - Proper 20 Year B
Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - Proper 20 Year B
by SPCK - N T Wright
Proper 20 Proverbs 31.10-31 James 3.13-4.3, 7-8a Mark 9.30-37 Fortunately, Jesus stopped the disciples in their tracks before they acted out James 4 as well as James 3. Envy and selfish ambition, yes; but covetousness had not yet led to murder. The internecine strife in Jerusalem…
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