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Now who would have thought that a small crying baby
Now who would have thought that a small crying baby
by Marjorie Dobson
Now who would have thought that a small crying baby, wrapped in a cloth in a cold cattle stall, could ever encapsulate God’s grace and mercy; lay down his life for the sake of us all? Then who would have guessed that a young man from Naz’reth, fresh from his work at the carpenter…
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - Christ the King Year B
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - Christ the King Year B
by SPCK - Jane Williams
Christ the King Daniel 7.9-10, 13, 14 Revelation 1.4b-8 John 18.33-37 Philip Pullman’s brilliant His Dark Materials trilogy ends with the words ‘and then we’ll build . . . The republic of heaven.’ This is the vision that Lyra holds out to us after all she has learned and suffered…
New Testament Prayer for Everyone - The Searcher of Hearts
New Testament Prayer for Everyone - The Searcher of Hearts
by SPCK - N T Wright
PART 1 NEW TESTAMENT TEACHING ON PRAYER THE TEACHING OF PAUL THE SEARCHER OF HEARTS Romans 8: 22-23, 26-27 How many names can you think of for God? It may sound an odd question. God’s proper name in the Old Testament is of course YHWH; but he is referred to in a great many other …
Isaiah for Everyone - A Day When There Will Be a Song to Sing
Isaiah for Everyone - A Day When There Will Be a Song to Sing
by SPCK - John Goldingay
A Day When There Will Be a Song to Sing Our city’s annual Black History Parade this year had the theme “Looking back and remembering: we’ve come a mighty long way.” The words reminded me of the hymn, “We’ve Come This Far by Faith.”…
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Excursus 4: Echoes of Mercy
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Excursus 4: Echoes of Mercy
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Excursus 4: Echoes of Mercy Through a lens of slavery and segregation, African Americans read Acts 10:34–36 and 17:26 as biblical critiques of oppression. Acts 10 became a rallying cry against slavery from the early part of the nineteenth century…
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Personified Daughter Zion
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Personified Daughter Zion
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Personified Daughter Zion (Isaiah 47: 1-15; 49: 14 – 50: 3; 51: 17 – 52: 12; 54: 1-17) Babylon’s fall is imagined throughout Isaiah 41–48, climaxing in chapter 47, where Daughter Babylon herself is taunted. Once tender and delicate, she will now sit throneless in the dust. She wi…
LWPT Meditations - Pentecost - Year A
LWPT Meditations - Pentecost - Year A
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – Pentecost Year A Acts 2:1-21 Psalm 104:24-34, 35b 1st Corinthians 12:3b-13 John 20:19-23 or 7:37-39 If we read only the lectionary passage in 1st Corinthians, at first glance we might well think that the Holy Spirit is just a commodity, holy stuff that God uses to wo…
In the stress of expectation
In the stress of expectation
by Andrew Pratt
In the stress of expectation, Jesus feared his coming fate, here in anxiousness he waited unjust judgement of the state: but then fired with righteous anger brought the hypocrites to book, challenging their suppositions, then disarming with a look. Verses 2-3 follow Tune: CALON L…
LWPT Meditations - Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year B
LWPT Meditations - Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year B
by Susan Thorne
Meditation- 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B Song 2: 8-13 Psalm 45: 1-2, 6-9 James 1:17-27 Mark 7: 1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be on the front cover of “Hello” magazine; to see yourself described as “stunning”, “glittering”, “wowing the c…
LWPT Meditations - First Sunday in Lent - Year A
LWPT Meditations - First Sunday in Lent - Year A
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – First Sunday in Lent Year A Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 Psalm 32 Romans 5:12-19 Matthew 4:1-11 As Lent starts, we have a reminder of the cause of our sickness and of its remedy. The human sickness is sin – we all suffer from it. Jesus is the cure... Created by Susan Thorn…
Times and Seasons - And this is war
Times and Seasons - And this is war
by Andrew Pratt
And this is war Imagination is not enough. The squalor appals. And this is war. It is now and then, always and hereafter. Sebastopol or Sarajevo, Somme or Sri Lanka, Vietnam Nam, Afghanistan. No romance here, heroism - sometimes; fear mostly. Driven by hunger for power, for posse…
Times and Seasons - And Christ was there
Times and Seasons - And Christ was there
by Andrew Pratt
And Christ was there And Christ was there, breathless, crumpled, tattered now; and mud-besplattered. Tears of weariness and anger, drained of strength by dancing danger. Continues... Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England, www.stainer.co.uk. Please …
Times and Seasons - Now the poppy petals flutter
Times and Seasons - Now the poppy petals flutter
by Andrew Pratt
Now the poppy petals flutter The updraft twisted yellow mist, ominous weave of gaseous death. And now the poppy petals flutter. Another updraft, drifting, lifting, each single petal turning end over end. Continues... Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © 2014 Stainer & Bell Ltd, Londo…
Gazing on the Gospels year c - The Fifth Sunday of Easter Year C
Gazing on the Gospels year c - The Fifth Sunday of Easter Year C
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
The Fifth Sunday of Easter John 13.31-35 Gaze on the supper table. The meal is over, the table strewn with crumbs, the cups empty of wine, and the plates greasy. The feast is finished and the disciples are tired. They are all anxious after they have been warned of betrayal, and c…
Lent for Everyone Year A - Wednesday: Second Week in Lent Year A
Lent for Everyone Year A - Wednesday: Second Week in Lent Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
WEEK 2: WEDNESDAY Matthew 11; focused on 11.1–19 Jesus is here being put on the spot. Today, when interviewers try to force politicians to say things they didn’t really want to let out, they tend to prevaricate, to ignore the question, or even to tell downright lies. We have pri…
Paul and the Faithfulness of God - The Story Retold: Bible
Paul and the Faithfulness of God - The Story Retold: Bible
by SPCK - N T Wright
Chapter TWO LIKE BIRDS HOVERING OVERHEAD: THE FAITHFULNESS OF THE GOD OF ISRAEL (ii) The Continuous Story (b) The Story Retold: Bible The long tradition of retelling the story of Israel, not only on the large scale (as in the Pentateuch itself, the books from Joshua through to 2 …
Denial, Betrayal and a New Commandment