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Meditation - 2nd Sunday of Advent Year A
Meditation - 2nd Sunday of Advent Year A
by David Middleton
Meditation – 2nd Sunday of Advent Year A I’m not a sinner Matthew 3: 1-12 I get really annoyed by people who classify everyone as sinners. Not everyone is a sinner. I’m certainly not .I don’t go around beating people up, robbing, lying, cheating, swindling and defrauding people.
Letters by a MODERN MYSTIC - The letters 15 June 1930
Letters by a MODERN MYSTIC - The letters 15 June 1930
by SPCK - Frank C Laubach
The Letters 15 JUNE 1930 I walk out in the street full of Moros, and if my soul is as full of God as it sometimes is, I see what happens as I look into their eyes and pray for them. No man need try to persuade me that God does not reach them, for I see the thing happen, and now I
With My WholeHeart - Psalm 112:7-8
With My WholeHeart - Psalm 112:7-8
by SPCK - James Jones
Psalm 112:7-8 A sign of the heart established in God is that it does not shrink. Nor is it ‘afraid of any evil tidings’. The reason for this is that ‘unto the godly there ariseth up light in the darkness’ (v. 4). That light is none other than the mercy of God which rescues us fro
friends, FOES and families - He called her forward: four women who met Jesus
friends, FOES and families - He called her forward: four women who met Jesus
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
He called her forward: Four women who met Jesus Luke 13; John 4; Luke 7, Matthew 15 Though I am an outsider, I am included, though I am sinful, I am accepted, though I am sick, I am healed. Though I am a nameless stranger God recognizes me...
The Lion's World - 1 - The Point of Narnia The Lion's World
The Lion's World - 1 - The Point of Narnia The Lion's World
by SPCK - Rowan Williams
The point of Narnia The Lion’s World A middle-aged bachelor teaching English Literature at Oxford proposes to publish a children’s fantasy: in most publishers’ offices, it is a proposal destined for the wastepaper basket. Yet no one could deny the extraordinary and continuing app
friends, FOES and families - You are the man! David and Bathsheba
friends, FOES and families - You are the man! David and Bathsheba
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
You are the man! David and Bathsheba 2 Samuel 11-13 Faithful God, lead me not into temptation but deliver me from evil. Imagine springtime in ancient Israel. The brief explosion of blossom is already over, and the land will soon be parched and cruel. David, the great king, is sti
New Testament Prayer for Everyone - In The Presence of God
New Testament Prayer for Everyone - In The Presence of God
by SPCK - N T Wright
PART 2 PRAYERS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT PRAYERS OF JESUS IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD Matthew 1: 25-30 I remember attending a memorial service to honour one of the world’s great sportsmen. Colin Cowdrey was one of the greatest cricketers of all time; not quite cricket’s Babe Ruth, but not
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Elisha and the House of Ahab
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Elisha and the House of Ahab
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Elisha and the House of Ahab (2 Kings 1-8) Second Kings begins at the death of Ahab and the accession of his son Ahaziah. The break between 1 and 2 Kings is purely a pragmatic move, to divide the longer narrative into more manageable chunks, so readers should regard the narrative
clouds and glory - Proper 25 - Year A
clouds and glory - Proper 25 - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
Proper 25 Year A Sunday between 23 and 29 October inclusive Father, we give you thanks and praise For all who have had the courage to speak out boldly for the gospel, For all the saints and martyrs of the past, For holy men and women who now stand for justice and freedom…
How could this man from Nazareth
How could this man from Nazareth
by Andrew Pratt
How could this man from Nazareth speak with such power and heal the sick, he spoke with great authority, the healing might have been a trick? But those who came were healed, made well, and what he said was common sense, yet spoken in a way well honed, the word of God, the present
Hymn - Frantic, terrified, the women