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Christmas affirmation
Christmas affirmation
by Richard Steel
A simple Q and A style creed with a focus on the Christmas story Do you believe and trust in God the Father? I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. Who loved me so much that He sent His son, Jesus, to be born in a stable, to be ‘Emmanuel’ – God with u…
Poem: God so loved
Poem: God so loved
by Marjorie Dobson
No complicated creeds, or self-righteous rituals. No holy huddles, or raw judgements. No insistence on conformity. Only a call to turn around to find forgiveness waiting. For at the heart of all creation and the core of our existence there is the love of God for errant people. Co…
Prophets challenge words and actions
Prophets challenge words and actions
by Andrew Pratt
Prophets challenge words and actions, things we do and things say, lift the veil and prompt the conscience, show our deeds the light of day. Verses 2-3 follow Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © 19/1/2014 Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England, www.stainer.co.uk. Please include any re…
Strange how we adorn with honours
Strange how we adorn with honours
by Andrew Pratt
Strange how we adorn with honours people doing what they should, while the one we count as master hung upon a cross of wood. Verses 2-3 follows Metre: 8 7 8 7 (Trochaic) Tune: ST OSWALD Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © 18/9/2013 Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England, www.stainer.…
Such temptation, human challenge
Such temptation, human challenge
by Andrew Pratt
Such temptation, human challenge: every day and every night, in the desert, feeling hungry – wrong confronted with God’s right. Verses 2-3 follow Tune: SUSSEX Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © 23/2/2014 Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England, www.stainer.co.uk. Please include any …
Deep Church Rising - 5 (part 2) In Defense of the Creed
Deep Church Rising - 5 (part 2) In Defense of the Creed
by SPCK - Andrew Walker and Robin Parry
In Defense of the Creed Creeds often take a fair amount of flack. In the minds of many people they are lifeless sets of “things to believe” that substitute for authentic heart-felt faith; they epitomize outward “religion” obsessed with form and ritual, as opposed to inward devoti…
Deep Church Rising - 5 Deep Faith
Deep Church Rising - 5 Deep Faith
by SPCK - Andrew Walker and Robin Parry
Deep Faith Orthodoxia as Right Believing The community of Christ-followers has always been a very diverse faith community. From the very first those who confessed Jesus as Messiah and Lord worked out this confession in diverse local contexts with diverse theological emphases and …
PAUL AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD - Philemon as Allegory: Theology, History and Reconciliation
PAUL AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD - Philemon as Allegory: Theology, History and Reconciliation
by SPCK - N T Wright
Part 1: PAUL AND HIS WORLD Chapter One RETURN OF THE RUNAWAY? 3. Philemon as Allegory: Theology, History and Reconciliation What follows now is a jeu d’esprit, a bit of Pauline foolishness for which the reader’s indulgence and pardon is requested. It bears no weight of argument, …
Hymn: God, give to us discerning minds
Hymn: God, give to us discerning minds
by Andrew Pratt
God, give to us discerning minds to know your love, to live by grace, to tune our lives to your commands, to live at peace within this place. Verses 2-3 follow Tune: ALFRETON, ARIZONA Metre: LM Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © 31/7/2012 Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England, www.…
The Living God - A Personal God: love and faithfulness
The Living God - A Personal God: love and faithfulness
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
A personal God: love and faithfulness 2 Every educationalist knows that one of the best teaching aids is a memorable image. Here’s a one-liner from the journalist Sydney J. Harris (1917– 86) that I came across years ago when trying to work out how best to instil the basics of Chr…
The Living God - Images as windows into God
The Living God - Images as windows into God
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
Which God Are We Talking About? 1 Images as windows into God A picture is worth a thousand words.’ Being able to show someone a picture of a beautiful scene, a complicated piece of machinery or a pet cat goes a long way towards making up for the limitations of human words. So per…
The Living God - God and the darkness of faith
The Living God - God and the darkness of faith
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
An almighty God: power, compassion and suffering 3 God and the darkness of faith When I was young my family took vacations in County Donegal in the north-west of Ireland. We loved its beautiful beaches and rugged countryside. However, Atlantic rainstorms, sweeping in from the wes…
The Living God - God and suffering: understanding and coping
The Living God - God and suffering: understanding and coping
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
An almighty God: power, compassion and suffering 3 God and suffering: understanding and coping Two great questions arise whenever someone is confronted with suffering, whether in their own lives or the lives of those who matter to them. How can I make sense of this? And how can I…
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