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Mark The People's bible commentary - Barabbas
Mark The People's bible commentary - Barabbas
by BRF - Dick France
BARABBAS The insurrection Barabbas was not just a common criminal. He was a ‘rebel’, who had been involved in an ‘insurrection’. We have no other record of this particular uprising against the Roman occupation, but it need not surprise us: several such incidents are recorded in t…
LWPT Meditations - Meditation on the Cross - Year B
LWPT Meditations - Meditation on the Cross - Year B
by Susan Thorne
Meditation on the Cross - Year B Some say it was the nails that held him. The sharp iron, mined from rock, melted, moulded, forged to pierce wrist and foot, to plunge deep into wood to keep the victim fast. When He called dry land forth from water, shaped mountains, hid minerals,…
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - LAZARUS, COME OUT!
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - LAZARUS, COME OUT!
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
LAZARUS, COME OUT! When Jesus saw them weeping, his only response was to weep, as anyone who cared about Lazarus and his family might (11:33). Yet the words used to describe his emotions are much more than that. The first, en-brimo, is used in Greek of horses, ‘snorting in the no…
With My WholeHeart - Psalm 4:4
With My WholeHeart - Psalm 4:4
by SPCK - James Jones
Psalm 4:4 Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart, and in your chamber, and be still. I would have thought that this invitation to communion would begin with a call to commune with God. But as we try to relate to God we need also to know ourselves, or at least to h…
Genesis for Everyone Part 2 - When You Need an Expert
Genesis for Everyone Part 2 - When You Need an Expert
by SPCK - John Goldingay
When You Need an Expert Genesis 40:9-41:24 Three months ago, I had a routine medical procedure (I will spare you the clinical details). A few weeks before it was due, I happened to read a report of research on this particular procedure that suggested it might not be as useful as …
Heaven - Kindle
Heaven - Kindle
by SPCK - Paula Gooder
Paula Gooder considers the ways in which the Bible sees heaven and earth connecting, and explores all the major strands of belief about life after death, including the role of paradise, and what happens between death and resurrection. She shows how the biblical writers see heaven…
Heaven - Ipad/iphone/itouch - Sony
Heaven - Ipad/iphone/itouch - Sony
by SPCK - Paula Gooder
Paula Gooder considers the ways in which the Bible sees heaven and earth connecting, and explores all the major strands of belief about life after death, including the role of paradise, and what happens between death and resurrection. She shows how the biblical writers see heaven…
The Women's Bible Commentary - Natural and Unnatural Acts
The Women's Bible Commentary - Natural and Unnatural Acts
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Natural and Unnatural Acts Within the context of his initial discussion of humanity’s rebellion against God, Paul refers to the “degrading passions”: “Women exchanged natural intercourse for unnatural, and in the same way also the men, giving up natural intercourse with women, we…
Romans 10:11-13
Romans 10:11-13
by BigBible
Created by Jo Brown. As Scripture says, "Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame."For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile--the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him,for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."…
2 Corinthians - The Sign of a True Apostle