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Mark The Peoples' Bible Commentary - No Place for Divorce
Mark The Peoples' Bible Commentary - No Place for Divorce
by BRF - Dick France
No Place for Divorce Divorce—now and then In a society in which divorce has become normal and accepted, Jesus’ robust condemnation of it comes as a shock. But the same was true in his own day. While Jewish authorities debated the grounds for divorce, no-one questioned that divorc…
Mark The Peoples' Bible Commentary - Crumbs for the Gentiles
Mark The Peoples' Bible Commentary - Crumbs for the Gentiles
by BRF - Dick France
Crumbs for the Gentiles The question of purity, discussed in the first part of this chapter, would have important repercussions for the eventual expansion of the church to contain Gentiles alongside the original Jewish believers. This strange little story illustrates the point, a…
friends, FOES and families - Good Friday: several excuses for not following Jesus to the cross
friends, FOES and families - Good Friday: several excuses for not following Jesus to the cross
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
Good Friday: several excuses for not following Jesus to the cross I was too busy – it had been a horrendous week. By Friday I’m always exhausted. I had the shopping to do before everything shut for Sabbath. Everyone deserves a bit of time to themselves, don’t they? I did think ab…
friends, FOES and families - Woe to you, you hypocrites: Philemon's reply
friends, FOES and families - Woe to you, you hypocrites: Philemon's reply
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
Woe to you, hypocrites: Philemon’s reply Philemon Jesus, it is our hypocrisy you most deplore. May I never be scornful of others, or shut the door of the Kingdom in another person’s face. (cf. Matthew 23.13)...
The Open Gate - Confession - Prayers 1&2
The Open Gate - Confession - Prayers 1&2
by SPCK - David Adam
Confession We come to you, Lord, for you alone can heal and restore us. We are not able to heal ourselves, We are not able to forgive ourselves, We are not able to restore ourselves, We are not able to sanctify ourselves, We are not able to satisfy ourselves...
The picture of you in our mind
The picture of you in our mind
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Prayer of Confession The pictures of you in our mind Loving God, forgive us, how we have got you wrong! Lazily we have settled for pictures of you in our minds which tell a terrible tale. We have painted you stern and unbending, the eternal judge... By John Harvey Taken from Eggs…
Simple Ways - Towards The Sacred - A Clothespin
Simple Ways - Towards The Sacred - A Clothespin
by SPCK - Gunilla Norris
So many things can be prayer objects for us—little icons that we may use to recognize a deeper reality. One such simple household object is the clothespin. Two pieces of wood and a spring become a means to hold something fast. If we looked a little deeper we would recognize how w…
Prayer: Awesome God, Creator of all
Prayer: Awesome God, Creator of all
by John Birch
Prayers of Adoration, Confession and Thanksgiving by John Birch ADORATION Awesome One, creator of all, the light of your glory fills the heavens, the breath of your Spirit blows through the skies, stars above stand silent witness to the power of our God. Continues... CONFESSION Y…
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