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THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Sexual Immorality and Lawsuits
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Sexual Immorality and Lawsuits
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Sexual Immorality and Lawsuits (1 Corinthians 5-6) Paul closes the preceding section by offering the Corinthians a choice: “What would you prefer? Am I to come to you with a stick, or with love in a spirit of gentleness?” (4:21). Underscoring that choice, the next section opens w…
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Sex and Spirituality
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Sex and Spirituality
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Sex and Spirituality (1 Corinthians 7: 1-40) Paul begins here to respond to the issues the Corinthians raised in their earlier letter. His obvious concern in this chapter, to present arguments that are balanced in their treatment of women and men, is striking…
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Status Negotiations
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Status Negotiations
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Status Negotiations (2 Corinthian 1-7) These chapters are exceedingly difficult, with abrupt changes in tone and interrupted trains of thought. Even in sections where the subject matter remains fairly constant, sentences are repetitive, convoluted, at times almost incoherent. Whe…
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - The Return
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - The Return
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
The Return THE WOMEN’S BIBLE COMMENTARY (Jeremiah 31: 7-14) The new beginning is both certain and imminent. To welcome it, another poem begins with a command to “sing aloud with gladness” (31:7–14). For the first time in the book, north no longer refers to the direction from whic…
Still Caring - But they're my responsibility
Still Caring - But they're my responsibility
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
3 But they’re my responsibility Honour your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you. (Exodus 20.12) Each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. (Ephesians 5.33) Whoever w…
Still Caring - Be Prepared
Still Caring - Be Prepared
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
5 Be prepared At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. (Matthew 25.1) We often battle on too long, so a crisis erupts and our loved one suddenly needs to be admitted to residential care. When this happen…
Still Caring - Baby Steps
Still Caring - Baby Steps
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
8 Baby steps Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest. (Mark 6.31) It feels a huge thing to do, moving your loved one into residential care. And it can be. Especially when you’re stricken with guilt as well as exhaustion to the point of burn-out. And worse, i…
Still Caring - Checking it out
Still Caring - Checking it out
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
6 Checking it out Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. (Matthew 7.7) When you’re thinking about, or inspecting, residential care facilities, it is a good idea to be clear about what you are looking for and why...
Still Caring - After the visit
Still Caring - After the visit
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
32 After the visit Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you . . . , as though something strange were happening to you. (1 Peter 4.12) We know it’s hard to do, sometimes very hard to do. You gird your loins, pray your prayers, fix that smile on yo…
Still Caring - Down with guilt!
Still Caring - Down with guilt!
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
16 Down with guilt Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. (Romans 8.1) When the person you’ve been caring for goes into a residential facility, people often say things like, ‘You can get on with your life now.’ They think that you’ve acquired a…
Still Caring - In this together
Still Caring - In this together
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
23 In this together And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort. (2 Corinthians 1.7) They’re everywhere: folk with loved ones, especially parents, spouses, older brothers and sisters, in residential care…
Still Caring - Compassion fatigue
Still Caring - Compassion fatigue
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
25 Compassion fatigue Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11.28) Think of those nasty bits at the bottom of a cup of real coffee. The bits that get between your teeth and stick to your tongue...
Still Caring - Dealing with the hassles
Still Caring - Dealing with the hassles
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
21 Dealing with the hassles For thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. (Psalm 23.4b, av) Being on the outside is difficult, especially when your informant may not be 100 per cent reliable. This is something I trip over, and come home feeling, ‘I really did not d…
Still Caring - Join the club
Still Caring - Join the club
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
4 Join the club The truth will set you free……………………………………………. (John 8.32) Let’s get this absolutely clear. The only carers – spouses, parents, sons or daughters – who do not feel guilt when they first seriously consider their loved one moving into residential care are few and far…
Still Caring - Mrs Fix-it gives up
Still Caring - Mrs Fix-it gives up
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
35 Mrs Fixit gives up Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life? Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest? (Luke 12.25 –26) Are your shoulders, like mine, bent with the burden you are carrying? There is another way, and last week…
Still Caring - Powerlessness
Still Caring - Powerlessness
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
34 Powerlessness Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. (Proverbs 4.23) It was one of those days. Maybe it was time for one of those days – we had had a run of good ones. Anyway, I had a plan. It’s always better to have a plan. But today it went ou…
Still Caring - Need a refill?
Still Caring - Need a refill?
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
28 Need a refill? Love one another, for love comes from God. (1 John 4.7) Living on our nerves is exhausting. Squashing our normal reactions, forcing calm and patience and pleasant responses to that question or that comment for the nth time, costs us. Dealing with upsets without …
Still Caring - New faces