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GOD's rich Pattern - Go forth and tell
GOD's rich Pattern - Go forth and tell
by SPCK - Dr Lin Berwick
Go forth and tell Seven years of study and preaching commitment were now to culminate in a service commissioning me as a fully accredited Methodist local preacher. What a moment. A day I had longed for. I can remember the beautiful summer’s evening the day before, warm yet cool. …
GOD's rich Pattern - A near-death experience
GOD's rich Pattern - A near-death experience
by SPCK - Dr Lin Berwick
A near-death experience Six months on from the removal of my right eye, I was to receive another devastating blow. I went to see an orthopaedic surgeon due to the pain in my leg. He examined me and found that I had an abnormal pulse in both my legs, and he wished me to be seen by…
The Things He Said - Ch. 1 - Early Morning - Nothing
The Things He Said - Ch. 1 - Early Morning - Nothing
by SPCK - Stephen Cottrell
The Things He Said - Part One - Early Morning Chapter 1 Nothing These are the never-ending years of being dead. The long, dark hours of the night turning slowly, vanquishing the light, the heavy blanket of the blackest hour shrouding the land, obliterating every detail. Silence. …
Give voice to the prophets who speak the hard word
Give voice to the prophets who speak the hard word
by Michael Docker
Give voice to the prophets who speak the hard word; Who have waited and listened for what must be heard. Their lives they may forfeit, their loves they might lose, But they speak as they find and they call us to choose. Give voice to the voiceless who suffer alone, Who have waite…
If anyone would follow me
If anyone would follow me
by Michael Docker
If any one would follow me’ If any here one would follow Christ - A journey has been proffered; There is a way the Saviour walked Who loved and cared and suffered. All, all the world may provide - The fragile hopes, the hollow dreams – Leave, leave and turn aside And walk the way…
The Lord and His Prayer - Our Father in Heaven
The Lord and His Prayer - Our Father in Heaven
by SPCK - N T Wright
Our Father in Heaven CHAPTER ONE (If we are serious at all about our Christian commitment, we will want to learn and grow in prayer. When we kneel down, or settle in the quiet chair that serves as our personal place of prayer; when we’re walking along, or riding in the train to w…
Being him - a reflection on Matthew 10: 40-42
Being him - a reflection on Matthew 10: 40-42
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Being him – a reflection on Matthew 10: 40-42 Second Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 10: 40-42 How weird is that? Did Jesus really mean that if I walk into a room, he walks in with me? And if I speak, he speaks? ... 26 June 2011, Second Sunday after Pentecost, Matthew 10: 40…
Ticking the boxes
Ticking the boxes
by Marjorie Dobson
Ticking the boxes (two characters. Interviewer (I) and respondent (R). Only props needed are clipboard and pen for the interviewer, who ticks boxes as the questions are answered.) I. Good morning. If you have a few minutes to spare, I’d like to ask you a few questions. We’re doin…
Walking Backwards to Christmas - Chapter 8 Elizabeth
Walking Backwards to Christmas - Chapter 8 Elizabeth
by SPCK - Stephen Cottrell
Chapter 8 Elizabeth In the days of King Herod of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly order of Abijah. His wife was a descendant of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. Both of them were righteous before God, living blamelessly according to all th…
Walking Backwards to Christmas - Chapter 1 Anna
Walking Backwards to Christmas - Chapter 1 Anna
by SPCK - Stephen Cottrell
Chapter 1 Anna There was also a prophet, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age, having lived with her husband for seven years after her marriage, then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshipped there with f…
Walking Backwards to Christmas - Chapter 10 Isaiah
Walking Backwards to Christmas - Chapter 10 Isaiah
by SPCK - Stephen Cottrell
Chapter 10 Isaiah The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness – on them light has shined. You have multiplied the nation, you have increased its joy; they rejoice before you as with joy at the harvest, as people exult when…
Walking Backwards to Christmas - Chapter 7 Joseph