Search Results
Lectionary Reflection Year C - Palm Sunday Year C
Lectionary Reflection Year C - Palm Sunday Year C
by SPCK - Jane Williams
Palm Sunday Isaiah 50.4–9a Philippians 2.5–11 Luke 23.1–49 Luke’s account of the trial and death of Jesus revolves around images of judgement, and images of truth and falsehood. At the start of the chapter, one trial – the trial conducted by the chief priests and scribes of Israe…
Numbers and Deuteronomy for Everyone - Unfinished Business
Numbers and Deuteronomy for Everyone - Unfinished Business
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Unfinished Business NUMBERS 31:1- 34 Two or three years ago, out of the blue, I received a phone call from a Jewish lawyer in Los Angeles. He had self-published a book called Twenty-six Reasons Why Jews Don’t Believe in Jesus, and he wanted me to make sure that his statements abo…
Joshua, Judges and Ruth for Everyone - Why Were They So Stupid?
Joshua, Judges and Ruth for Everyone - Why Were They So Stupid?
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Why Were They So Stupid? JOSHUA 11:16- 12:24 The night before last I ate dinner early, drank a glass or two of wine, didn’t eat dessert, and then had a cup of coffee later. This pattern works if I want to sleep well, so I try to stick to it. Last night I ate late, and the server …
LWPT Meditations - Fifth Sunday of Easter - Year B
LWPT Meditations - Fifth Sunday of Easter - Year B
by Susan Thorne
Meditation - 5th Sunday of Easter Year B Acts 8: 26-40 Psalm 22: 25-31 1 John 4: 7-21 John 15: 1-8 I once went into a cafe to buy my dog a sandwich. She was hungry and I had forgotten to pack any dog biscuits with our picnic. Of course, I didn’t want to admit the sandwich was for…
Open with God Book - Young People's Work
Open with God Book - Young People's Work
by Christine Odell
YOUNG PEOPLE’S WORK Prayers for Various Occasions Reading Ecclesiastes 11.9-12.7 God of the old, middle-aged and young, you must laugh to see how generation after generation the young are envied their youth and advised to treasure it, while the ways of ‘young people today’ are fr…
The Open Gate - Adoration
The Open Gate - Adoration
by SPCK - David Adam
Adoration The great commandment is about love: ‘You shall love the Lord your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ We are invited to give ourselves to the God who gives himself to us. As He loves us, we are invited to love …
Evensong - ALL I KNOW
Evensong - ALL I KNOW
by SPCK - Kenneth Steven
ALL I KNOW Evensong The late sun leaving in the trees an orange-red, A soft honey fire. There has been no breath of wind In fifteen days; leaves hang gold and gorgeous In the woods, and through them the deer tread Patched with light, wary. The year begins to die; The rowans hang …
John The People's Commentary - Belief, Blindness and Fear
John The People's Commentary - Belief, Blindness and Fear
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
Belief, Blindness and Fear We have suggested that John’s gospel is a two-act drama, with this section as an interlude (see on 1:19 and 11:1 above). The central actor, Jesus, is working very hard! He was not merely on stage for most of Act One, but at the centre of the action…
The Act of Prayer Year B - First Sunday of Christmas Year B