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Lectio Divina - The whole Bible as a unity
Lectio Divina - The whole Bible as a unity
by SPCK - Enzo Bianchi
The whole Bible as a unity The attitude of ‘hearing the word of God with reverence’ (Dei Verbum 1), which we express by interpreting Scripture with its divine authorship in mind, also involves paying attention to the ‘unity of the whole of Scripture’ (DV 12). Only the unity of th…
Psalms for Everyone Part 2 - How to End the Day
Psalms for Everyone Part 2 - How to End the Day
by SPCK - John Goldingay
How to End the Day Psalm 133-134 When my wife and I got married fifty-one weeks ago, we discovered the Episcopal Prayer Book’s “Daily Devotions for Individuals and Families,” four one-page sets of psalms, Scripture readings, and prayers that you can use when you wake up, at lunch…
Poem/reflection: Still learning?
Poem/reflection: Still learning?
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem/reflection: Still learning? During his lifetime and throughout his ministry, Jesus met and spoke to and helped and healed people of different nationalities, beliefs and practices. He greeted Samaritans, Greeks, Romans, rebels, Jews and all Gentiles and dealt with them withou…
Lift high the banner of these games
Lift high the banner of these games
by Andrew Pratt
Lift high the banner of these games in this Olympic year, that as we forge relationships, respect might cast out fear. Whatever name or creed we bear, we share a common birth, our skill and our ability is drawn from all the earth. Verses 2-3 follow Please use with full acknowledg…
Gazing on the Gospels Year C - Proper 4 Year C
Gazing on the Gospels Year C - Proper 4 Year C
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
**Proper 4 Luke 7: 1-10** Gaze on the expression of amazement on Jesus’ face. He is overjoyed by this man’s witness of faith and his willingness to submit to the spiritual authority of a local itinerant teacher of a subjugated nation. Think how encouraged he must have been by the…
With My WholeHeart - Psalm 38:8, 10
With My WholeHeart - Psalm 38:8, 10
by SPCK - James Jones
Psalm 38:8, 10 The success of those who trample on others with no regard for God or any moral principles can be very confusing for those of us who try to live our life by faith. It’s not unusual for us to make a costly decision in favour of doing what we believe to be right befor…
Genesis for Everyone Part 1 - The Complications of Surrogacy