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THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD - 28 THE SETTING AND THE STORY
THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD - 28 THE SETTING AND THE STORY
by SPCK - N T Wright
THE SETTING AND THE STORY We have no reason to think that Middle Eastern politics were any less complicated in the first century than in the twenty-first. On the contrary, there is every reason to suppose that there were just as many tensions, problems, anomalies and puzzles then…
Recovering from Depression - Bringing the emotions of the past into the ‘now’
Recovering from Depression - Bringing the emotions of the past into the ‘now’
by SPCK - Katharine Smith
Bringing the emotions of the past into the ‘now’ James – music and sorrow We talked earlier about James, whom we first met earlier. Although with the support of a counsellor James tried to identify the reason for his intense grief on hearing music, he was unable to do so. He was …
Gazing on the Gospels Year C - Proper 5 Year C
Gazing on the Gospels Year C - Proper 5 Year C
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
Proper 5 Luke 7: 11-17 Gaze on a funeral scene in Britain – everyone is in their best clothes, dark, sombre and formal. People make an effort to contain their emotions and no one wants to ‘break down’ in public. We put on a brave face and give thanks for the life lost. If it is a…
With daring we enter the future that beckons
With daring we enter the future that beckons
by Andrew Pratt
With daring we enter the future that beckons, our feelings in tension - excitement and fear. Wherever we're walking we know God walks with us, before and behind, God's protection is near. *Alone in the desert God's people felt empty, the land that was promised of honey and milk s…
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 33. The messy stuff
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 33. The messy stuff
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
ONE DAY AT A TIME Meditations for Carers 33. The messy stuff John 13.4–5 Unless you are very fortunate, you’ll have to deal with the messy stuff sooner or later. We’re talking incontinence here. (Is this the only ‘religious’ book to deal with such basics?) Paid carers seem to m…
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 12. I give up
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 12. I give up
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
ONE DAY AT A TIME Meditations for Carers 12. I give up Luke 10.33b–35 For most of us, there comes a time when we cannot look after our loved ones appropriately or safely on our own at home. For some of us, our own health breaks down, and help is crucial. Bringing in a paid carer …
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