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Recovering from Depression - Where are we going?
Recovering from Depression - Where are we going?
by SPCK - Katharine Smith
Where are we going? My husband, Adrian, and I were spending a day in Venice, a city we love and visit as often as we can. If you have ever been there you will understand how easy it is to lose your bearings and sense of direction as you wander along all the calles and over the ma…
The Meal Jesus Gave Us - New meal, new story - 5
The Meal Jesus Gave Us - New meal, new story - 5
by SPCK - Tom Wright
5 New meal, new story Part One HOW IT ALL BEGAN So, like I said, it’s as though we’re now a single family. Thirty-two of us who heard the story and had the same thing happen to us. My wife heard the story and it had the same effect on her too, but half the others are people we’d …
With My WholeHeart - Psalm 38:8, 10
With My WholeHeart - Psalm 38:8, 10
by SPCK - James Jones
Psalm 38:8, 10 The success of those who trample on others with no regard for God or any moral principles can be very confusing for those of us who try to live our life by faith. It’s not unusual for us to make a costly decision in favour of doing what we believe to be right befor…
LWPT Meditations - Second Sunday of Christmas - Year A
LWPT Meditations - Second Sunday of Christmas - Year A
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – Second Sunday of Christmas Yr A John 1 v 1-18 Ephesians 1 v 3-14 New Year is a time of looking back at what we have achieved and endured in the past year, and of looking forward, with some trepidation, to the year ahead. We shall certainly be facing some challenges, …
Lectionary Reflection Year C - Proper 2 Year C
Lectionary Reflection Year C - Proper 2 Year C
by SPCK - Jane Williams
Proper 2 Jeremiah 17.5–10 1 Corinthians 15.12–20 Luke 6.17–26 Paul’s discussion of the resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15 has fascinated scholars and Christians alike. It shows clearly that the earliest preaching of the gospel contained the witness to the risen Christ. This is, as …
Revelation bible study guide - Two Monsters
Revelation bible study guide - Two Monsters
by SPCK - N T Wright
Two Monsters Revelation 13 A parody is what you get when someone produces a fake which looks real but isn’t. Sometimes this is done deliberately, for comic effect, as when people turn a Shakespeare tragedy like Hamlet into a short, funny skit, or play a Mozart symphony on kazoos …
The Living God - Images as windows into God
The Living God - Images as windows into God
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
Which God Are We Talking About? 1 Images as windows into God A picture is worth a thousand words.’ Being able to show someone a picture of a beautiful scene, a complicated piece of machinery or a pet cat goes a long way towards making up for the limitations of human words. So per…
LWPT Meditations - First Sunday of Christmas - Year C
LWPT Meditations - First Sunday of Christmas - Year C
by Susan Thorne
Meditation - 1st Sun of Christmas Year C 1st Samuel 2 v 18-20, 26 Psalm 26 Colossians 3 v 12-17 Luke 2 v 41-52 When we celebrate the birth of our Messiah at Christmas, we speak of him as the saviour (Luke 2 v 11), the one who takes away our sins and makes us whole. Salvation is…
Psalms for Everyone - I Will Survive
Psalms for Everyone - I Will Survive
by SPCK - John Goldingay
I Will Survive Psalm 34 Our preacher yesterday told us how two years ago she had married a man who was soon abusing her. So after a short while she had to decide to leave him, though it was enough time for her to be pregnant. Thus she soon found herself divorced, jobless, and a s…
Psalms for Everyone - Thus Far and No Further
Psalms for Everyone - Thus Far and No Further
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Thus Far and No Further Psalm 8 The crying of babies and sucklings is hard to listen to yet hard to avoid. In the area that is now South Sudan, one in seven children dies before his or her fifth birthday. In Darfur, countless young girls have been raped and abducted. The media re…
Genesis for Everyone Part 1 - Do Not Be Afraid
Genesis for Everyone Part 1 - Do Not Be Afraid
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Do Not Be Afraid Genesis 15: 1-6a When my mother died, I rode to her funeral with our rector. I say “our rector” though he had arrived at the church only after I was myself ordained, and he reminded me that one of the first services he conducted had been my father’s funeral. Whil…
Lectio Divina - Lectio divina: foundations and practice