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The Pastoral Letters - Waiting For The Crown
The Pastoral Letters - Waiting For The Crown
by SPCK - N T Wright
Waiting for the Crown 2Timothy 4.6-8 REWARD: £100,000. The sign stared at me across the road. There was a photograph underneath, and I crossed the street out of curiosity to have a look. It was, of course, a murder suspect. The police were fairly sure they knew who had committed …
Imagining the Lectionary: Cherry picking with Jesus (Epiphany 3C)
Imagining the Lectionary: Cherry picking with Jesus (Epiphany 3C)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Cherry picking with Jesus (Epiphany 3C) Reflection accompanying image “Cherry picking with Jesus” As Jesus is handed the Isaiah scroll to read in his home synagogue, Luke delights in setting the narrative stage for the heart of this ancient text to be pr…
Poem:The Journey with Christ
Poem:The Journey with Christ
by Corinne Akehurst
The Journey with Christ I will set you free, free as a bird, With wings stretched wide, ready to take off and soar. I will give you grace and power to fly, to soar like an eagle I will give you the courage to take off and will sustain you in the flight. On the journey we will go …
Poem: Too much to take in
Poem: Too much to take in
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Too much to take in If Jesus knew that his disciples would not remember half of what he was saying and that they would panic and worry and hide away from their troubles, puzzled by misunderstanding and full of fear – doesn’t that give us some kind of comfort when we find ou…
Simple Ways - Towards The Sacred - Introduction
Simple Ways - Towards The Sacred - Introduction
by SPCK - Gunilla Norris
For many years now I have written about spirituality in the every-day. It is the every-day in which we live. Being human we often long for something more transcendent than the ordinary, but then we quite often miss that which is numinous and extraordinary right under our noses. S…
Open with God Book - July - Seafarers (week 29)
Open with God Book - July - Seafarers (week 29)
by Christine Odell
July – Seafarers (week 29) Calendar of Prayers Reading Psalm 107.23-31 Play some sea music or sounds of the sea and ask those present to close their eyes and picture the sea in one of its many moods. Creator God, when we picture the sea we want to praise and adore you because it …
Acts for Everyone Part 2 - Timothy- and New Developments
Acts for Everyone Part 2 - Timothy- and New Developments
by SPCK - N T Wright
Timothy – and New Developments Acts 16. 1-10 A few weeks ago I had to choose a new close colleague to work with. It was difficult. There were some splendid people to choose from. Together with trusted friends and wise advisors, I prayed for God’s guidance, I did as much homework …
Drama: Any objections?
Drama: Any objections?
by Marjorie Dobson
Drama: Any objections? ‘Any objections if I baptise these people?’ he asked. Well, what could we say? And would it have made any difference if we’d said, ‘Yes'? Not one bit, I suspect. We may not have been able to take in the evidence of our own eyes, but it was there and we coul…
Simple Ways - Towards The Sacred - To Breathe
Simple Ways - Towards The Sacred - To Breathe
by SPCK - Gunilla Norris
When we are born, we are born into a relationship with air, with breathing. How closely the words wind, air, life, and spirit are linked in human thought. We are creatures into whom life is breathed. A word we have for inhaling is inspiration. When we are fully inspired, not only…
Imagining the Lectionary: Trinity - the art of visualising divine presence and purpose
Imagining the Lectionary: Trinity - the art of visualising divine presence and purpose
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Trinity – the art of visualising divine presence and purpose. Reflection accompanying images “revealing the presence”, “heart shaped shutters on tower of parish church” and “artist and canvas”. "The amazing grace of the Master, Jesus Christ, the e…
Pentecost People
Pentecost People
by Marjorie Dobson
Drama: Pentecost People – Acts 2: 1-21- (Could be used as a substitute for a sermon, or in an interactive service, or in a discussion group. The characters could lead into topics for discussion or conversation.) Reader - Acts 2: 1-21 Narrator: Can you imagine what it must have be…
Great and gracious God
Great and gracious God
by Marjorie Dobson
Responsive prayer: Great and gracious God Proper 11 year A Romans 8:12-25 Great and gracious God, you promise us that when your Spirit lives in us we become your children, even the heirs to your kingdom. That is a wonderful promise and a blessing of hope for our future. But hope …
Revelation for Everyone - A Second Monster