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God’s messenger‚ in times long past
God’s messenger‚ in times long past
by Norman J Goreham (1931-2021)
The final stanza of this hymn attempts to recapture something of the atmosphere of Candlemas as described by St. Sophronius, Patriarch of Jerusalem, c 560- 638: “Our bright shining candles are a sign of the divine splendour of the One who comes to expel the dark shadows of ev…
There Is Joy Coming On
There Is Joy Coming On
by Rothwell Baptist
Poem by Pat Wray based on Psalm 43:4 Extract: There's joy coming on - I can feel it in my bones. There's joy coming on, Playing pebbles with the stones. It isn't just excitement For the undertow is peace. See other Poems by Pat Wray - Click Here A selection of Pat's Poems in Powe…
Grief - the human touch
Grief - the human touch
by Joanna Bull
a sermon delivered in St Martin's church Bull ring Birmingham on march 8th 2008; the reading was the story of lazarus and jesus calling him out of the tomb. The poem Tomb dwellers also on here was developed from this two months later. Based on John 11:1-45 Lectionary: 5th in Len…
JOHN: The people's bible commentary - The Task of the Spirit
JOHN: The people's bible commentary - The Task of the Spirit
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
The Task of the Spirit In this final farewell discourse, Jesus has described the two sides, those who are abiding in love with him and his Father and those who are opposed to them all. Although he is going away, this will enable the Holy Spirit to be ‘called alongside’, as the Pa…
Recovering from Depression - Sorrow and sighing
Recovering from Depression - Sorrow and sighing
by SPCK - Katharine Smith
Sorrow and sighing Two boys are running along the top of quite a high wall. Suddenly they both slip, lose their balance and fall. One boy suffers some nasty cuts and bruises and is clearly shaken up. The other boy hits his head when he lands and his leg is badly twisted under him…
Mark The People's Commentary - Panic on the Lake
Mark The People's Commentary - Panic on the Lake
by BRF - Dick France
Panic on the Lake What Jesus did next If our speculations about the insurrectionary atmosphere in the wilderness were right, the disciples, fresh from the amazing experience of the loaves and fish, may well have shared the crowd’s hopes and enthusiasm, and wanted Jesus to declare…
Mark The Peoples' Bible Commentary - Another Warning of What is to Come