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Parallel Lives of Jesus - 1 Grappling with the Gospels
Parallel Lives of Jesus - 1 Grappling with the Gospels
by SPCK - Edward Adams
Grappling with the Gospels The four Gospels look very alike.1 All four are narratives of the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, the central figure of the Christian faith. All four concentrate on a particular phase of his life: the period of his public ministry culminating i…
52 Reflections on Faith - Love your enemies: Israelis and Palestinians
52 Reflections on Faith - Love your enemies: Israelis and Palestinians
by BRF - Stephen W. Need
Love your enemies: Israelis and Palestinians It’s well known that Christianity tells us to love our neighbours. The expression ‘love thy neighbour’ has a special place in the English language and there was once a British TV sitcom with exactly that title…
Lectionary lessons - Samaritan Believers
Lectionary lessons - Samaritan Believers
by Jesus Without Language
This January JWL is welcoming your kids into the Church as we explore our place in it. We will learn that we are adopted into the family, welcomed with the Holy Spirit, empowered by it's gifts, given a role to play and equipped with the most powerful thing on earth - Love!
The Second Intercessions Handbook - (68) FILES OF PRAYERS
The Second Intercessions Handbook - (68) FILES OF PRAYERS
by SPCK - John Pritchard
Two types of files may be particularly helpful as we take intercession more seriously. Of course the very idea of a file probably implies a certain kind of personality type – for some this will be hopelessly over-organized!…
The Womens' Bible Commentary - Familial Imagery
The Womens' Bible Commentary - Familial Imagery
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Familial Imagery Isaiah’s first chapter, which previews many of the major themes to follow, illustrates the issues highlighted above. The topic is Israel’s rebellion against God, which has already resulted in divine violence, violence through which the prophet hopes Jerusalem wil…
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - Proper 23 Year A
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - Proper 23 Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
Ordinary Time - Proper 23 Exodus 32.1–14 Philippians 4.1–9 Matthew 22.1–14 The party was ready, the guests were on the way, but somehow they got distracted. Today’s gospel fits Exodus 32 like a glove, forming a combined warning. Readers of Exodus perceive the golden calf incident…
Lectionary Reflections Year A - The Second Sunday Before Advent Year A