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Mark for Everyone - The Feeding of the Five Thousand
Mark for Everyone - The Feeding of the Five Thousand
by SPCK - Tom Wright
Mark For Everyone MARK 6.30–44 The Feeding of the Five Thousand... ...Some break. Just when we think Jesus is anticipating modern therapeutic ideals – taking a good rest after a combination of an exhausting piece of work and sudden bad news – it all goes horribly wrong. The short…
Imagining the Lectionary: Extreme Discipleship (Proper 25A; Ordinary 30A)
Imagining the Lectionary: Extreme Discipleship (Proper 25A; Ordinary 30A)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Extreme Discipleship (Proper 25A; Ordinary 30A) Reflection accompanying images “extreme at hull fair” and “extreme ride at hull fair” 'Extreme' was one of the most popular rides at this years Hull Fair. Its clientele consisted mainly of teenagers and yo…
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - Proper 13 Year A
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - Proper 13 Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
Twelve Months of Sundays – Year A Ordinary Time Proper 13 Genesis 32.22–31 Romans 9.1–5 Matthew 14.13–21 A well-known bishop wrote a book not long ago called Limping into the Sunrise. It was, of course, alluding to this story of Jacob; which was all very well, except that at the …
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - Proper 10 Year A
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - Proper 10 Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
Twelve Months of Sundays – Year A Ordinary Time Proper 10 Genesis 25.19–34 Romans 8.1–11 Matthew 13.1–9, 18–23 The next chapter of Genesis offers a striking echo to this parable: Isaac sowed seed, and reaped a hundredfold, for the Lord blessed him(26.12). But the key background, …
Isaac's story
Isaac's story
by Marjorie Dobson
Monologue/drama/story : Isaac’s story Second Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 22: 1 – 14 My father was an old man when I was born. Very old. My mother was old too. I didn’t have many friends of my own age and, when I did, it was their grandparents who knew my mother and father beca…
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - Proper 8 Year A
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - Proper 8 Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
Twelve Months of Sundays – Year A Ordinary Time Proper 8 Genesis 22.1–14 Romans 6.12–23 Matthew 10.40–42 Perhaps precisely because it is one of the darkest of all Bible stories, the tale of Abraham and Isaac on Mount Moriah has left deep imprints in Judaism and Christianity. Chil…
Secondary Schools Assemblies Resource Book
Secondary Schools Assemblies Resource Book
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Secondary Schools Assemblies Resource Book AWE AND WONDER WHAT ARE YOU WORTH? By Helen Hinxman Suitable for Whole School Aim To reflect on the value of each individual person. Preparation and materials • Some test-tubes or jars which should contain real or pretend chemical powder…
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - The First Sunday of Christmas Year B