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A strange kind of king
A strange kind of king
by Marjorie Dobson
A strange kind of king - poem Third Sunday after Pentecost Zechariah 9: 9-12 When that king comes riding on a donkey, will he be noticed among the finery and glitz and glamour of a ceremonial state occasion? When, through God’s peacemakers, arms and armoury are decommissioned…
1 and 2 Kings for Everyone - Coping With the Aftermath
1 and 2 Kings for Everyone - Coping With the Aftermath
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Coping with the Aftermath 1 Kings 2:1-46 As an undergraduate, I often walked past the Martyrs Memorial, standing where Hugh Latimer, Nicholas Ridley, and Thomas Cranmer were burned at the stake in Oxford in 1555 and 1556, caught in the conflict between different Christian groups.…
1 and 2 Samuel for Everyone - How Not to Display Accurate Empathy II
1 and 2 Samuel for Everyone - How Not to Display Accurate Empathy II
by SPCK - John Goldingay
It Takes a Miracle 1 Samuel 1: 12-19a A little while ago a woman came to see me to talk about the way her husband was abusing her. It involved some physical abuse; he had hit her once or twice, but the background was not that he was an inherently violent person or a drunkard. The…
Numbers and Deuteronomy for Everyone - How To Make War
Numbers and Deuteronomy for Everyone - How To Make War
by SPCK - John Goldingay
How to Make War (or How to Make War Impractical) Deuteronomy 19: 1- 20: 20 Last night at dinner, a friend of mine was hopping mad about a meeting she had attended the previous night, when an ex-marine who had become a pacifist was lamenting the wrongness of the war in Afghanistan…
Joshua, Judges and Ruth for Everyone - How to Get Taken In
Joshua, Judges and Ruth for Everyone - How to Get Taken In
by SPCK - John Goldingay
How to Get Taken In JOSHUA 9: 1-21 I have known people who seem to consult God about every detail of their lives, from what to have for dinner to what courses to take next quarter, what college to attend, where to buy a house, or whom to marry. To be honest, I consulted God about…
LWPT Meditations - Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
LWPT Meditations - Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr C 1st Kings 21:1-10, 15-21a Psalm 5:1-8 Galatians 2:15-21 Luke 7:36-8:3 When God, through Jesus, offered grace to sinful people, he was not saying that sin was of no consequence. It is; it cost the life of a sinless saviour. No one who…
LWPT Meditations - Remembrance Sunday - Year C
LWPT Meditations - Remembrance Sunday - Year C
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – Remembrance Sunday Yr C Micah 4:1-8 Psalm 46 Revelation 22:1-5 Matthew 5:1-12 An army recruitment poster from a few decades ago read,“Join the army, see the world, meet interesting people”. A comedian added the words“... and kill them”. For decades, young people hav…
Clouds and Glory Year A - Proper 4 - Year A
Clouds and Glory Year A - Proper 4 - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
Proper 4 Sunday between 29 May & 4 June (after Trinity) Genesis 6. 9-22; 7. 24; 8. 14-19 Deuteronomy 11. 18-21,26-28 Psalm.46 Ps. 31. 1-5, 19-24 Romans 1. 16-17,3. 22b-28 [29-31] Romans 1. 16-17; 3. 22b-28 [29-31] Matthew 7. 21-29 Matthew 7. 21-29 Lord God, you are our rock, a v…
Clouds and Glory Year A - Proper 5 - Year A
Clouds and Glory Year A - Proper 5 - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
Proper 5 Sunday between 5 & 11 June (after Trinity) Genesis 12. 1-9 Hosea 5.15-6.6 Psalm. 33. 1-12 Psalm. 50. 7-15 Romans 4. 13-25 Matthew 9.9-13, 18-26 Lord, as you have called us, make us worthy of our calling. As we reach out to touch you, touch us, and we shall be changed, t…
Clouds and Glory Year A - Sixth Sunday of Easter - Year A
Clouds and Glory Year A - Sixth Sunday of Easter - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 17. 22-31 : Psalm. 66. 8-20: 1 Peter 3.13-22: John 14.15-21 Lord Jesus, you have promised to be with us for ever; teach us to rejoice in your presence, free us from all anxiety, help us to know you are always at hand, that we may work with you and to y…
Clouds and Glory Year A - The Baptism of Christ (The First Sunday of Epiphany) - Year A
Clouds and Glory Year A - The Baptism of Christ (The First Sunday of Epiphany) - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
The Baptism of Christ (The First Sunday of Epiphany) Isaiah 42.1-9: Ps. 29 : Acts 10. 34-43 : Matthew 3.13-17 Opening Prayer, Prayer of Intercession, The Peace and The Blessing. We give you thanks for our baptism, Creator, Redeemer and Sanctifier. We give thanks for those who bro…
Clouds and Glory Year A - Seventh Sunday of Easter - Year A
Clouds and Glory Year A - Seventh Sunday of Easter - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
Seventh Sunday of Easter (After Ascension) Acts 1. 6-14 : Psalm. 68. 1-10 [32-35] : 1 Peter 4.12-14; S. 6-11 : John 17. 1-11 Lord, as your Son has ascended, let us not be weighed down by sin, but look to him who has brought us everlasting glory, and now reigns with you and the Ho…
Clouds and Glory Year A - The Fourth Sunday of Easter - Year A