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Traces of Glory Year B - Day of Pentecost - Year B
Traces of Glory Year B - Day of Pentecost - Year B
by SPCK - David Adam
The Day of Pentecost Come, Holy Spirit, Come upon us, Come around us, come within us; Come to lead us, come to guide us, That we may work in your power, And rest in your presence: Through Jesus Christ our Lord, Who lives and reigns with you and the Father, One god, for ever. Amen…
Great Christian Thinkers - 46 Symeon The New Theologian
Great Christian Thinkers - 46 Symeon The New Theologian
by SPCK - Pope Benedict XVI
Symeon The New Theologian Also bearing reflection from this period is an Eastern monk, Symeon the New Theologian, whose writings have had a notable influence on the theology and spirituality of the East, in particular with regard to the experience of mystical union with God… Take…
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - The Fourth Sunday of Easter Year B
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - The Fourth Sunday of Easter Year B
by SPCK - Jane Williams
The Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 4.5-12 1John 3.16-24 John 10.11-18 Today’s readings are deeply challenging. Christian mission has sometimes been done as though determined to prove that we are right and everyone else is wrong, whereas all of today’s writers think that Christians …
New Testament Wisdom for Everyone - Love One Another
New Testament Wisdom for Everyone - Love One Another
by SPCK - N T Wright
3 THE GREAEST OF THE VIRTUES LOVE ONE ANOTHER John 15: 9-17 Like an innocent child wandering by itself into a kitchen and pressing the switches that will set the house on fire, some biblical texts have been taken out of their original setting and used in ways that would have horr…
LWPT Meditations - Meditation on the Cross - Year B
LWPT Meditations - Meditation on the Cross - Year B
by Susan Thorne
Meditation on the Cross - Year B Some say it was the nails that held him. The sharp iron, mined from rock, melted, moulded, forged to pierce wrist and foot, to plunge deep into wood to keep the victim fast. When He called dry land forth from water, shaped mountains, hid minerals,…
Great Christian Thinkers - 25 St. Augustine of Hippo
Great Christian Thinkers - 25 St. Augustine of Hippo
by SPCK - Pope Benedict XVI
St. Augustine of Hippo His Life We speak now of the greatest Father of the Latin Church, St. Augustine. This man of passion and faith, of the highest intelligence and tireless in his pastoral care, a great saint and Doctor of the Church, is often known, at least by hearsay, even …
Mere Apologetics - 7c Gateway 4: Images
Mere Apologetics - 7c Gateway 4: Images
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
Gateway 4: Images For postmodern writers, pictures, rather than words, are the supreme form of communication. Advertising corporations spend fortunes determining the best image for a company. They develop television commercials presenting images that make us want to buy certain p…
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - A Parting Gift