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The Edge of Glory - 4 For Group Worship
The Edge of Glory - 4 For Group Worship
by SPCK - David Adam
FOR GROUP WORSHIP Many of the prayers in this book began in a small room in a moorland village in 1984. They were part of our Lent learning: for six weeks we met once a week to discover new and exciting ways to pray together. As we live in an area famous for its Celtic saints and
MARK THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - The Poll Tax
MARK THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - The Poll Tax
by BRF - Dick France
The POLL TAX MARK 12: 13-17 A loaded question When the Romans deposed Archelaus, the son of Herod, from his kingship in Judea and imposed direct rule from Rome, one of the most resented by-products was the imposition of a poll tax on all adult Jewish males, to be paid to the Roma
Deep Church Rising - Introduction
Deep Church Rising - Introduction
by SPCK - Andrew Walker and Robin Parry
Introduction Recovering the Roots of Christian Orthodoxy Christianity is now on sale in multiform shapes and sizes. Competing in the open market with other religions, there is a bewildering yet broad choice of “real” and “best” Christianities for anyone who wants to buy…
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs for Everyone - I'm Just a Weary Sojourner, but I Have Some Words from God
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs for Everyone - I'm Just a Weary Sojourner, but I Have Some Words from God
by SPCK - John Goldingay
I'm Just a Weary Sojourner, but I Have Some Words from God My wife sits at the desk next to mine working harder than me at a course that is part of her degree program. There’s some kind of incompatibility between the subject and/or the teacher’s method of teaching that is driving
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs for Everyone - It's Not Enough, but It's Not Nothing
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs for Everyone - It's Not Enough, but It's Not Nothing
by SPCK - John Goldingay
It's Not Enough, but It's Not Nothing One sunny January day some years ago I came home after a lecture and wheeled my disabled wife down to the row of shops where there was a magnificent ice cream parlor that alas subsequently closed down (evidently we didn’t go there enough)…
The Act of Prayer Year B - Second Sunday of Advent Year B
The Act of Prayer Year B - Second Sunday of Advent Year B
by BRF - John Birch
Second Sunday of Advent Year B Opening prayer As people walk by to purchase for those they love gifts that, in days to come, will fade from memory, within this place we gather in celebration of your loving gift to all of humankind…
52 Reflections on Faith - Icons: Looking through a window
52 Reflections on Faith - Icons: Looking through a window
by BRF - Stephen W. Need
Icons: Looking through a window Icons can be a very powerful aid to prayer. They’re mostly found in Greek, Russian and other Orthodox churches but in the last few decades they’ve started to appear in the UK in Anglican churches and cathedrals…
52 Reflections on Faith - Transfiguration: shining with God’s love
52 Reflections on Faith - Transfiguration: shining with God’s love
by BRF - Stephen W. Need
Transfiguration: shining with God’s love Wouldn’t it be wonderful if the whole world were to shine with the love of God? That sounds idealistic, doesn’t it? If anyone actually said that, you might wonder whether they had read the newspapers lately or were at all aware of what was
Parallel Lives of Jesus - 4c The Characterization of Jesus