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New Testament Wisdom for Everyone - The Mystery and The Victory
New Testament Wisdom for Everyone - The Mystery and The Victory
by SPCK - N T Wright
5 THE RENEWAL OF THE WORLD THE MYSTETY AND THE VICTORY 1 Corinthians 15: 50-58 He stood there in baggy jeans, trainers, and an old sweater. ‘You can’t come in like that,’ I said. ‘This is a smart lunch, and we’re the guests. We’ve got to get it right.’ ‘No problem,’ he replied, a…
LWPT Meditations - Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year B
LWPT Meditations - Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year B
by Susan Thorne
Meditation- 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr B 1st Kings 8: 22-30, 41-43 Psalm 84 Ephesians 6: 10-20 John 6: 56-69 “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life” (John 6 v 68). Those words, spoken almost in desperation by the apostle Peter, are just as relevant f…
Genesis for Everyone Part 2 - The Dreamer
Genesis for Everyone Part 2 - The Dreamer
by SPCK - John Goldingay
The Dreamer Genesis 37:5-36 I have known one or two people who had dreams or visions or words from God (indeed, I have had one or two myself). Sometimes these have been rather general and uncheckable, though edifying and at worst harmless. Sometimes they have been vindicated by e…
Twelve Months of Sunday year c - Proper 3 Year C
Twelve Months of Sunday year c - Proper 3 Year C
by SPCK - N T Wright
Proper 3 Genesis 45.3–11, 15 1 Corinthians 15.35–38, 42–50 Luke 6.27–38 The resurrection is central to Christianity, not just as a dogma but as a driving principle. Unfortunately, Paul’s writing in this, the earliest discussion of it, is dense and difficult, and some of the regul…
Acts for Everyone Part 2 - Shipwreck
Acts for Everyone Part 2 - Shipwreck
by SPCK - N T Wright
Shipwreck Acts 27.33-44 We were already horribly late for the service. It was nobody’s fault, really; the traffic had been far, far worse than anyone could have imagined. I had phoned through and told people how it was, but it was really important, still, that we got there as qui…
Poem: Act of God
Poem: Act of God
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Act of God Flesh and blood, torn apart daily in conflict, terror, crime, torture, accident or Act of God. Act of God, they say. As if a vindictive God oversaw all disaster as an event planned for satisfaction of some unknown purpose. Continues... ©Marjorie Dobson
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