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With My WholeHeart - Psalm 10:3
With My WholeHeart - Psalm 10:3
by SPCK - James Jones
Psalm 10:3 For the ungodly hath made boast of his own heart’s desire: and speaketh good of the covetous, whom God abhorreth. One of the deceits of our egocentric world is the belief that whatever you desire should be the goal of your life. We’re encouraged to dig deep into our in…
Isaiah for everyone - There Is to Be No Forgetting
Isaiah for everyone - There Is to Be No Forgetting
by SPCK - John Goldingay
There Is to Be No Forgetting Yesterday we dropped by a bakery and coffee shop because we were early for a meeting. I was confused by there being two counters and lines, one for coffee and one for pastries, and asked one of the servers what the system was…
Exodus and Leviticus - You Are What You Eat
Exodus and Leviticus - You Are What You Eat
by SPCK - John Goldingay
You Are What You Eat LEVITICUS : 11 1- 12: 8 We had squirrels in our garden in England and on our patio in California, and in both places I have threatened to make squirrel casserole. Ann protested because she likes the squirrels; other people protest because they are repelled by…
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs for Everyone - With Modesty There Is Wisdom
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs for Everyone - With Modesty There Is Wisdom
by SPCK - John Goldingay
With Modesty There Is Wisdom In an earlier volume of The Old Testament for Everyone I referred to the fact that I’m inclined to think that nothing I do as a teacher or writer or pastor makes any difference to anyone…
Forgiveness
Forgiveness
by Pam Webster
Psalm 32 - Forgiveness From the reality of knowing our lives, the only place to turn is God. From an awareness of where we are, we can come to him and know his forgiveness, his safety, his strength. How amazing it is to know God’s forgiveness, to know that the things we have got…
LWPT Meditations - Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A
LWPT Meditations - Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr A Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18 Psalm 119:33-40 1st Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23 Matthew 5:38-48 It is a great pity when the Church is perceived as divided, especially in the face of common enemies such as secularism, persecution, poverty an…
New Testament Wisdom for Everyone - The Most Important Commandment
New Testament Wisdom for Everyone - The Most Important Commandment
by SPCK - N T Wright
3 THE GREAEST OF THE VIRTUES THE MOST IMPORTANT COMMANDMENT Mark 12: 28-34 If the house is on fire, what will you grab as you escape? Your children, of course, if they can’t walk themselves. Your wallet. Your computer. Your passport and personal documents. A precious photograph. …
Still Caring - I want to go home
Still Caring - I want to go home
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
22 I want to go home My people will live in peaceful dwelling-places, in secure homes, in undisturbed places of rest. (Isaiah 32.18) Probably the hardest thing to deal with is when your loved one asks, ‘When can I go home?’ Or even worse, says, ‘I want to come home!’ My husband u…
Still Caring - How much is enough?
Still Caring - How much is enough?
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
18 How much is enough? I hope to visit you and talk with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete......................................................................... (2 John 1.12b) In the very early days, when your loved one is settling in to life in residential car…
Jeremiah for everyone - On Facing Reality
Jeremiah for everyone - On Facing Reality
by SPCK - John Goldingay
On Facing Reality We were doing our monthly stint serving dinner at a homeless shelter last night, and I got to talk to one of the residents. She’d had a successful and lucrative career in the movie business and lived in a house in Malibu…
Celtic Christian Spirituality - 11 Blessing as a Way of Life (Chapter 8)