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embodying mark - 7 Following the King
embodying mark - 7 Following the King
by SPCK - meda a a stamper
7 Following the King Finally we come to the terrible death of the Son, betrayed, denied and deserted by his male followers; mocked by passers-by, who shake their heads and say ‘Aha’, and by the religious authorities, who have condemned him in a kangaroo court and handed him over …
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs for Everyone - Does God Have a Wonderful Plan for Your Life?
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs for Everyone - Does God Have a Wonderful Plan for Your Life?
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Does God Have a Wonderful Plan for Your Life? Students who would like to find their way into teaching sometimes ask how I came to be a professor, so as to make plans for their career trajectory. My answer is that I drifted into where I am now…
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs for Everyone - I Belong to My Love, and His Desire Is toward Me
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs for Everyone - I Belong to My Love, and His Desire Is toward Me
by SPCK - John Goldingay
I Belong to My Love, and His Desire Is toward Me I once had to review a commentary on the Song for a journal. The author assumed that the Song is about the relationship between a man and a woman and dismissed the idea that under the surface it’s about the relationship between Chr…
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs for Everyone - On Trust
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs for Everyone - On Trust
by SPCK - John Goldingay
On Trust A senior member of our congregation died last week. Joe had fought in the Second World War and was then one of the first African Americans to graduate from the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles…
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs for Everyone - Sell Your Tongue, and Buy a Thousand Ears
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs for Everyone - Sell Your Tongue, and Buy a Thousand Ears
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Sell Your Tongue, and Buy a Thousand Ears 1Watch your steps as you go to God’s house. Drawing near to listen is better than the giving of a sacrifice by stupid people, because they don’t acknowledge that they are doing something evil…
How God Became King - 4e John: Creation and New Creation
How God Became King - 4e John: Creation and New Creation
by SPCK - N T Wright
John: Creation and New Creation The paradox we saw in Matthew, Mark and Luke – that the events involving Jesus are to be seen as the fulfilment of the story of Israel, but that this ‘fulfilment’ is not what Israel was expecting or wanting – is stated sharply right at the start of…
Jeremiah for everyone - No Shrugging of God’s Shoulders
Jeremiah for everyone - No Shrugging of God’s Shoulders
by SPCK - John Goldingay
No Shrugging of God’s Shoulders Christians sometimes think that Jews believe they’re “justified by works.” I just came across a quotation from a Jewish commentary on Exodus from a thousand years ago, which undermines that assumption. Why do the Ten Commandments not appear at the …
52 Reflections on Faith - Jesus the good shepherd: Door of the sheep
52 Reflections on Faith - Jesus the good shepherd: Door of the sheep
by BRF - Stephen W. Need
Jesus the good shepherd: Door of the sheep When I worked in the Holy Land with St George’s College, Jerusalem, we often took groups to the Sinai desert to camp overnight under the stars on the way down to St Catherine’s monastery…
Isaiah for everyone - An Invitation to Imagination and Hope