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See how God's holiness, righteousness, judgement
See how God's holiness, righteousness, judgement
by Andrew Pratt
Hymn: See how God's holiness, righteousness, judgement Proper 25 year A Leviticus 19: 1-2, 15-18; (Matthew 22: 41 – 46) See how God's holiness, righteousness, judgement run like a sinew of mercy and grace, holding together commandment and spirit, showing how love can be shown in …
How God Became King - 10b The “Title” on the Cross
How God Became King - 10b The “Title” on the Cross
by SPCK - N T Wright
The “Title” on the Cross This leads us exactly to the ‘title’ on the cross. The Latin word ti tulus was used to describe the public notice that would be attached to the cross of a condemned criminal, indicating the charge that had led to this extreme verdict…
glimpses of glory - Proper 8 - Year C
glimpses of glory - Proper 8 - Year C
by SPCK - David Adam
Proper 8 Spirit of the living God, come fill us, That we may live in joy and peace, And that our lives may show the gifts of patience, kindness and generosity; That we may live in faithfulness, gentleness and self-control through your power working within us…
Always there
Always there
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem/meditation: Always there Lord, you have always been there for your people. From the beginning of creation, right through to this present day, you have given strength and support to anyone who has asked you for it. But, as we grow older, we recognize how brief life really is …
Job for Everyone - Where Could I Go But to the Lord?
Job for Everyone - Where Could I Go But to the Lord?
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Where Could I Go But to the Lord? Job 5: 1-27 The story goes that sometime in the 1930s a Mississippi music teacher and Baptist deacon named James Coats was at the bedside of one of his neighbors, whose name was Joe Keyes. Joe was dying, and James asked him if he knew where he wo…
Great Christian Thinkers - 30 St. Romanus The Melodist
Great Christian Thinkers - 30 St. Romanus The Melodist
by SPCK - Pope Benedict XVI
St. Romanus The Melodist A little-known figure, Romanus the Melodist, was born in about 490 in Emesa (today Homs), in Syria. Theologian, poet, and composer, he belonged to the great ranks of theologians who transformed theology into poetry. Let us think of his compatriot, St. Eph…
Eggs and Ashes PPT- 2nd in Lent YrA
Eggs and Ashes PPT- 2nd in Lent YrA
by R Burgess/C Polhill/ A Lindley (Wild Goose Publ)
From the Wild Goose Book, by Ruth Burgess and Chris Polhill an illustrated set of Lent Readings for the Second Sunday of Lent - Year A in the lectionary cycle. Liturgy by Ruth Burgess Gathering God Our rock and shelter WE ARE HERE TO MEET WITH YOU Travelling God Our way and wonde…
The Womens' Bible Commentary - The Apocalyptic Visions
The Womens' Bible Commentary - The Apocalyptic Visions
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
The Apocalyptic Visions These chapters, which were written in the very different historical circumstances of the persecution of Jews by Antiochus IV Epiphanes in 167–164 BCE, present a correspondingly different critique of power…
MARK THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - The SECRET
MARK THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - The SECRET
by BRF - Dick France
The SECRET MARK 4: 10-12 These three verses go to the heart of the problem of the divided response to Jesus and his message. They raise acutely the problem of why, when the same gospel is preached, some believe and others do not. But it is another matter how far they offer an ans…
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Status Crisis and the Cross