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Gazing on the Gospels Year C - Proper 18 Year C
Gazing on the Gospels Year C - Proper 18 Year C
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
Proper 18 Luke 14: 25-33 Gaze on a woman baking a fruit cake for a celebration. The ingredients take up half a page in the recipe book. She checks them off one by one – butter, sugar, flour, raisins, sultanas, cherries . . . Smell the fruit, and the pungent spices! But she has no…
Lectionary Reflection Year C - Trinity Sunday Year C
Lectionary Reflection Year C - Trinity Sunday Year C
by SPCK - Jane Williams
Trinity Sunday Proverbs 8.1–4, 22–31 Romans 5.1–5 John 16.12–15 From very early on in the life of the Church, Christians read the figure of ‘Wisdom’ in Proverbs as a reference to Jesus. They assumed that God had already shown, in hints, characters and patterns of relating, what h…
Luke for Everyone - The Preaching of John the Baptist
Luke for Everyone - The Preaching of John the Baptist
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Preaching of John the Baptist Luke 3.1-9 Imagine massive floods sweeping through the countryside. Ancient cities suddenly find themselves under several feet of water. People aren’t expecting it, and now can’t quite believe it’s happening. If the authorities have enough warnin…
Fresh Thoughts for Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 76 09/08/15
Fresh Thoughts for Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 76 09/08/15
by Twelvebaskets Ltd
A selection of commentary, reflection and prayer ideas from various Christian authors and the full bible texts from the NRSV for this week's lectionary. NOW INCLUDING SERIALISED BOOKS FROM SPCK AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM BRF. Check below for details. Subscribe to Fresh Thoughts For S…
Fresh Thoughts for Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 77 16/08/15
Fresh Thoughts for Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 77 16/08/15
by Twelvebaskets Ltd
A selection of commentary, reflection and prayer ideas from various Christian authors and the full bible texts from the NRSV for this week's lectionary. NOW INCLUDING SERIALISED BOOKS FROM SPCK AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM BRF. Check below for details. Subscribe to Fresh Thoughts For S…
Letters to London - 12 Words on a page meaning influence and investment beyond time
Letters to London - 12 Words on a page meaning influence and investment beyond time
by SPCK - Stephen J.Plant and Toni Burrowes-Cromwell
12 Words on a page meaning influence and investment beyond time All attempts at social change will eventually become unsustainable if they remain the exclusive business of adults…
How God Became King - 9 The Kingdom and the Cross in Four Dimensions
How God Became King - 9 The Kingdom and the Cross in Four Dimensions
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Kingdom and the Cross in Four Dimensions We come now to the central claim of this book. All four gospels are telling the story of how God became king in and through this story of Jesus of Nazareth. This central theme is stated in a thoroughly integrated way, again in all four…
Meeting God in Paul - 3b The image of God in us