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Literary criticism
Literary criticism
by Anna Blanch Rabe
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THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD - 9 ‘Is There Anybody There?’
THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD - 9 ‘Is There Anybody There?’
by SPCK - N T Wright
‘Is There Anybody There?’ We have already seen that, while naïve realism imagines itself to have direct access to the event or object spoken of in the text, a more phenomenalist reading realizes that it can only be sure of the author’s viewpoint. This is a less ambitious claim. I…
Reflection: Everyone knows …?
Reflection: Everyone knows …?
by Marjorie Dobson
Reflection: Everyone knows …? Everyone knows the story of the woman who poured perfume over the feet of Jesus and wiped it away with her hair. Everyone knows that someone – a man - thought it was disgraceful that this should happen in public and strongly protested about it. Every…
Monologue/Drama: Standards
Monologue/Drama: Standards
by Marjorie Dobson
Monologue/Drama: Standards Have you ever noticed her down the road at number six? And have you seen the state of her net curtains/ Absolutely disgraceful. She ought to be ashamed of herself, She has no self-respect. And her kids are always rolling around and getting themselves di…
clouds and glory - Proper 20 - Year A
clouds and glory - Proper 20 - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
Proper 20 Year A Lord, teach us to live in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, Let us not be intimidated by opposition or criticism. Keep us firm in the faith you have set before us; Through Christ who has triumphed and reigns with you in your Holy Spirit for ever and ever A…
Times and Seasons - Where can a sense of grace be found
Times and Seasons - Where can a sense of grace be found
by Andrew Pratt
Where can a sense of grace be found? Where is God's song of love to sound? We need to hear that we are safe when words of criticism chafe. Verse 2 follows Tune: RIVAULX Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © 19/2/2014 Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England, www.stainer.co.uk. Please in…
Parallel Lives of Jesus - 1c Four Individual Gospels
Parallel Lives of Jesus - 1c Four Individual Gospels
by SPCK - Edward Adams
Four Individual Gospels To sum up so far: The Gospels exhibit a significant degree of commonality. Yet each Gospel has particularities that set it apart from the others. John’s Gospel is the most distinct, but each of the four distinguishes itself from the others in certain ways……
Online Mission and Ministry - Online discipleship and spirituality
Online Mission and Ministry - Online discipleship and spirituality
by SPCK - Pam Smith
Online discipleship and spirituality Jesus said that where two or three are gathered in his name, he will be present. Many of us have found that this promise holds good online. Perhaps the very lack of physical presence, and the time it takes to respond to each other in writing, …
Prayer: Reassuring God
Prayer: Reassuring God
by Marjorie Dobson
Prayer: Reassuring God Reassuring God, we come to thank you for all those caring and compassionate people who offer support and encouragement to others in so many different ways. Their love and their service is offered willingly and with a true spirit of dedication. Yet we so oft…
Reflection/meditation: Every parent
Reflection/meditation: Every parent
by Marjorie Dobson
Reflection/Meditation: Every parent Every parent recognizes the surprise of finding out that their child has grown into an individual person with a mind, will and personality that may bear no resemblance whatsoever to the parents that created the baby they cherished and nurtured.…
Lectionary Reflections Year A - The Sixth Sunday of Easter Year A
Lectionary Reflections Year A - The Sixth Sunday of Easter Year A
by SPCK - Jane Williams
The Sixth Sunday of Easter - Year A Acts 17.22–31 1 Peter 3.13–22 John 14.15–21 It is hard to tell if Paul’s famous speech at the Areopagus is a triumph or a disaster of evangelism. He has done his preparation well – one of the basic rules of preaching. He has walked around the c…
Parallel Lives of Jesus - 2 Four Narratives, One Story
Parallel Lives of Jesus - 2 Four Narratives, One Story
by SPCK - Edward Adams
Four Gospels – One Story A frequently invoked analogy to the Fourfold Gospel is that of four different pictures or portraits of the same individual.1 Richard Burridge uses the illustration of four selected pictures of Winston Churchill, hanging on the walls of Chartwell, Churchil…
Four Gospels, One Jesus - What are the gospels?
Four Gospels, One Jesus - What are the gospels?
by SPCK - Richard A Burridge
What are the Gospels? Genre First, we need to ascertain what kind of creature we are about to encounter. If we were to treat a cartoon featuring Churchill as though it were a photograph, we would soon make mistakes in its interpretation. Similarly, one does not listen to a fairy …
Online Mission and Ministry - Theological understandings
Online Mission and Ministry - Theological understandings
by SPCK - Pam Smith
Theological understandings Christians who become actively involved in online ministry can usually articulate a clear sense of being called by God to mission in the context of digital space. Of course, the personal conviction of being called to a particular role does not, in itsel…
Psalm 80: 7-15 for today
Psalm 80: 7-15 for today
by Marjorie Dobson
Psalm 80: 7-15 for today We used to believe that this was a Christian country. We used to be thankful that we were not living in a place where our religion was persecuted. We used to feel safe and secure inside our churches and chapels. We used to feel that people respected us fo…
We turn the tables on our friends
We turn the tables on our friends
by Andrew Pratt
We turn the tables on our friends, the ones we love the most, when others point or criticise, we press our case and boast. The garden story that we hear still lives in us today, the blame still passes down the line, there is no other way. Verses 3-4 follow Tune: BROTHER JAMES AIR…
Four Gospels, One Jesus - Fulfilment of the law and the prophets
Four Gospels, One Jesus - Fulfilment of the law and the prophets
by SPCK - Richard A Burridge
Fulfilment of the law and the prophets Second, this new Teacher of Israel fulfils scripture repeatedly during the opening chapters, and Jesus uses scripture to defeat Satan in the wilderness. Matthew has about sixty references or quotations from the Old Testament – three times as…
Four Gospels, One Jesus - What about the authors?