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Letters by a MODERN MYSTIC - The letters 21 September 1930
Letters by a MODERN MYSTIC - The letters 21 September 1930
by SPCK - Frank C Laubach
The Letters 21 SEPTEMBER 1930 Our search for God through narrow straits has brought a sudden revelation, like an explorer who has just come out upon a limitless sea. It is not any particularly new idea but a new feeling, which came almost of itself. Today God seems to me to be ju…
Open with God Book - Wedding
Open with God Book - Wedding
by Christine Odell
WEDDING Prayers for Various Occasions Reading 1 Corinthians 14.4-8a 13 Flowers and music, lovely clothes, smiling families, sumptuous food; God of joy and laughter these are some of the happy things that come to mind when we hear that there is to be a wedding...
Prayer: God of the journey
Prayer: God of the journey
by John Birch
Prayers of Adoration, Confession and Thanksgiving by John Birch ADORATION Creator God, you who love us more than we can know, who chose us from the very beginning to be family we praise your holy name. Continues... CONFESSION God of the journey, your invitation is to all to walk …
Open with God Book - Church Anniversary Prayer
Open with God Book - Church Anniversary Prayer
by Christine Odell
General prayer for worship or meetings Based on Ephesians 3.14-21 God of past, present and future, we come with joy to pray to you as we celebrate the anniversary of this church and its life and witness through the years. L: Glory to Christ in your church: R: Today and forever!
Lectionary Reflection Year C - Proper 16 Year C
Lectionary Reflection Year C - Proper 16 Year C
by SPCK - Jane Williams
Proper 16 Isaiah 58.9b–14 Hebrews 12.18–29 Luke 13.10–17 Can the leader of the synagogue hear himself? Has he any idea what he sounds like? You can feel the silence that ripples out of the crowd as their religious leader tries to persuade them that what they have seen is wrong an…
How God Became King - 7 The Clash of the Kingdoms
How God Became King - 7 The Clash of the Kingdoms
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Clash of the Kingdoms Speakers two and three need, as we have seen, to be turned down a bit. Their volume has been too shrill over the past few generations, and we lose thereby not only the real music they are playing – the gospels really are telling the story of Jesus as the…
Meeting God in Paul - 3 The new creation: Paul’s Christian universe
Meeting God in Paul - 3 The new creation: Paul’s Christian universe
by SPCK - Rowan Williams
The new creation: Paul’s Christian universe Let’s begin with that deceptively simple phrase ‘the image of God’ – because in trying to understand how, for Paul, the whole universe is reorganized around the figure of Jesus, this idea is central…
Mere Apologetics - 8b Case Study 1: Why Does God Allow Suffering?
Mere Apologetics - 8b Case Study 1: Why Does God Allow Suffering?
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
Case Study 1: Why Does God Allow Suffering? Our first case study is an issue that is regularly raised both in public debates and private conversations. If God is good, why is there suffering in the world? Why do bad things happen in a universe created by a supposedly loving God? …
The Monastery Of The Heart - 21 Humility