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The Things He Carried - 6. The Sins of the World
The Things He Carried - 6. The Sins of the World
by SPCK - Stephen Cottrell
THE THINGS HE CARRIED 6. The Sins of the World He carried the sins of the world. He carried the harsh words that I reserve for those I love most. He carried the bruising resentfulness of my pride. He carried every one of the petty excuses that I use to defend myself. He carried t…
Rocky Road through Holy Week
Rocky Road through Holy Week
by catherine beane
Rocky Road Recipe exploring the events of Holy Week / Easter This 'Rocky Road through Holy Week' recipe is a great way to explore the events of Holy Week with children of all ages. Ingredients: 1 Drop of orange oil / flavouring 2 Handfuls of raisins 12 Glace cherries 1 Bag of Min…
The Things He Said - Ch. 9 - Late Afternoon - Peace be with you
The Things He Said - Ch. 9 - Late Afternoon - Peace be with you
by SPCK - Stephen Cottrell
The Things He Said - Part Two - Late Afternoon Chapter 9 Peace be with you What is peace? Is it the silence after the guns have finished firing? Is it the so-called security of knowing that my bombs are bigger and more powerful and more numerous than yours? Is it secured by guard…
Lent for Everyone Year A - Good Friday Year A
Lent for Everyone Year A - Good Friday Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
HOLY WEEK: GOOD FRIDAY Matthew 27.33 –56 Overwhelmed with horror at what we are seeing, we join the crowds as they hurry along behind the soldiers with their prisoner. Forget the calm tableau of so many historic paintings of the scene, with Mary and John standing at a discreet di…
Lent for Everyone Year A - Tuesday Holy Week Year A
Lent for Everyone Year A - Tuesday Holy Week Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
HOLY WEEK: TUESDAY . Matthew 26.36 –56 Put this passage alongside the other time when Jesus took Peter, James and John away with him by themselves. In chapter 17, the four of them went up a mountain, and the disciples watched in amazement as Jesus was transfigured before them, sh…
Lent for Everyone Year A - Saturday: Week 4 in Lent Year B
Lent for Everyone Year A - Saturday: Week 4 in Lent Year B
by SPCK - N T Wright
WEEK 4: SATURDAY Matthew 23; focused on 23.29 –39 We stood in the autumn light beside the huge waterfall, mesmerized by the sheer volume of water pouring over and crashing down on the rocks beneath, unable to hear ourselves speak because of the rush and roar of the turbulent rive…
Lent for Everyone Year A - Easter Day Year A
Lent for Everyone Year A - Easter Day Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
HOLY WEEK: EASTER DAY Matthew 28.1–10 Earthquakes, angels, women running to and fro, a strange command. A highly unlikely tale. Yes, indeed, and that’s the point. Nobody thought in the first century, and nobody should think now, that the point of the Easter story is that this is …
Lent for Everyone Year A - Easter Friday Year A
Lent for Everyone Year A - Easter Friday Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
EASTER FRIDAY Matthew 13.1–23 Reading Jesus’ parables in Easter week is particularly fruitful. Imagine Matthew’s friends reading his book, with their own Easter celebrations now a regular weekly feature of life, and hearing them in a whole new way. Jesus had spoken elsewhere, …
Lent for Everyone Year A - Easter Tuesday Year A
Lent for Everyone Year A - Easter Tuesday Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
EASTER TUESDAY Matthew 28.16 –20 All four gospels tell a story which many in today’s world have forgotten, or have never even known. It is the story of how Jesus became the king of the world. That’s where we have been going, ever since, back near the beginning, Jesus came into Ga…
Lent for Everyone Year A - Easter Wednesday Year A
Lent for Everyone Year A - Easter Wednesday Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
ASTER WEDNESDAY Matthew 2.1–12 We are now going to do something rather different. We have followed the story which Matthew tells, the story of Jesus from before his birth to after his resurrection. But Matthew was of course writing for Christians who already knew more or less ‘wh…
Lent for Everyone Year A - Easter Thursday Year A