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LWPT Meditations - Trinity Sunday
LWPT Meditations - Trinity Sunday
by Susan Thorne
26 May 2013 LWPT Meditation Trinity Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 Psalm 8 Romans 5:1-5 John 16:12-15 It happens every year. The preaching plan for May and June is issued, and someone is heard to complain about being lumbered with Trinity Sunday. “I preached at the same church last year o…
The Living God - Moving on
The Living God - Moving on
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
Which God Are We Talking About? 1 Moving on In this chapter we have explored two slightly different – but converging – themes. First, we have identified God relationally. Christians know and love – as they are in turn known and loved by – the same God known and loved by Abraham a…
Eggs and Ashes PPT - 5th in Lent Yr A
Eggs and Ashes PPT - 5th in Lent Yr A
by R Burgess/C Polhill/ A Lindley (Wild Goose Publ)
Responsive Readings for the 5th Sunday in Lent, taken from Eggs and Ashes Published by Wild Goose. Liturgy written by Ruth Burgess - Illustrations by Rev Andy Lindley Loving God Hear our cry BRING US TO LIFE Redeeming God Rescue us BRING US TO LIFE Spirit of God Breathe on us BR…
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 22 Old Covenant Sacraments and Idolatry
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 22 Old Covenant Sacraments and Idolatry
by SPCK-Kenneth E. Bailey
Old Covenant Sacraments and Idolatry Partial Identification In the previous homily he affirmed the need for Christians to identify fully with the world around them. They were to be “all things to all people,” and through the use of metaphors from the world of sports Paul challeng…
Imagining the Lectionary: This will be a sign for you (Advent 4C / Christmas Eve / Christmas Day)
Imagining the Lectionary: This will be a sign for you (Advent 4C / Christmas Eve / Christmas Day)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: This will be a sign for you (Advent 4C / Christmas Eve / Christmas Day) Reflection accompanying images: “Cracked mirror ” and “Cracked mirror with shard showing womans face ” In the centre of town, fenced off in a demolition site awaiting redevelopment, …
Lectionary Reflections Year A - Proper 13 Year A
Lectionary Reflections Year A - Proper 13 Year A
by SPCK - Jane Williams
Lectionary reflections - Year A Ordinary Time Proper 13 Isaiah 55.1–5 Romans 9.1–5 Matthew 14.13–21 The pain in Paul’s words is tangible, and made even more poignant by the victorious assurance of the end of chapter 8. Paul has just been asserting that nothing can ‘separate us fr…
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - The Sixth Sunday of Easter Year B
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - The Sixth Sunday of Easter Year B
by SPCK - Jane Williams
The Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 10.44-48 1John 5.1-6 John 15.9-17 The desire for certainty goes very deep, and all of today’s readings look at that longing with sympathy, though the answers they give are as challenging as they are reassuring. In the Gospel, Jesus is at last givin…
The Act of Prayer Year B - Second Sunday of Advent Year B
The Act of Prayer Year B - Second Sunday of Advent Year B
by BRF - John Birch
Second Sunday of Advent Year B Opening prayer As people walk by to purchase for those they love gifts that, in days to come, will fade from memory, within this place we gather in celebration of your loving gift to all of humankind…
52 Reflections on Faith - Transfiguration: shining with God’s love