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Great Christian Thinkers - 49 St. Bernard of Clairvaux
Great Christian Thinkers - 49 St. Bernard of Clairvaux
by SPCK - Pope Benedict XVI
St. Bernard of Clairvaux St. Bernard of Clairvaux is often called “the last of the Fathers” of the Church because once again in the twelfth century he renewed and brought to the fore the important theology of the Fathers… Taken from Great Christian Thinkers by Pope Benedict XVI
The Second Intercessions Handbook - (71) HOT-SPOTS
The Second Intercessions Handbook - (71) HOT-SPOTS
by SPCK - John Pritchard
When we come to pray it can be a good exercise to look back over the last 24 hours and re-run the main events. This will include the people we’ve met, the jobs we’ve done, the meetings we’ve been to, the leisure activities and so on…
Early Christian Letters for Everyone - Standing Firm by God's Power
Early Christian Letters for Everyone - Standing Firm by God's Power
by SPCK - N T Wright
Standing Firm by God’s Power 1 Peter 5.8-14 One of the great advances in tropical medicine came when researchers discovered how malaria was spread. They had been trying to treat the disease for a long time, but it seemed hopeless. As fast as you helped one patient, three more wer…
New Testament Wisdom for Everyone - God's Patience
New Testament Wisdom for Everyone - God's Patience
by SPCK - N T Wright
5 THE RENEWAL OF THE WORLD GOD’S PATIENCE 2 Peter 3: 11-18 By the time 2 Peter was written, Paul’s letters had already been circulating for some while in many of the churches, both in Turkey and Greece (where all of Paul’s letters except Romans were addressed), and possibly furth…
Psalms for Everyone - The Secret of Life
Psalms for Everyone - The Secret of Life
by SPCK - John Goldingay
The Secret of Life Psalm 16 As a result of a routine physical exam I was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. Quite likely it would not develop into something actually life-threatening before I died of something else, and I might have decided to do nothing about it, but the d…
Lectionary Reflections Year A - Proper 5 Year A
Lectionary Reflections Year A - Proper 5 Year A
by SPCK - Jane Williams
Lectionary reflections - Year A Ordinary Time Proper 5 Hosea 5.15—6.6 Romans 4.13–25 Matthew 9.9–13, 18–26 ‘I knew the great Apostle Paul. Buy me a drink, and I’ll tell you all about him. I used to act as his secretary, sometimes, which I knew, even then, was a great honour. Of…
Paul and the Faithfulness of God - Sources
Paul and the Faithfulness of God - Sources
by SPCK - N T Wright
Part 1: PAUL AND HIS WORLD Chapter One RETURN OF THE RUNAWAY? 2 Philemon and the Study of Paul (v) Sources The first question most historians ask has to do with sources. Here we face a problem as much of scholarly fashion as of historical substance. Since the present volume is de…
PAUL AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD - The Philosophical Worldview
PAUL AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD - The Philosophical Worldview
by SPCK - N T Wright
3. Athene and Her Owl: the Wisdom of the Greeks (vi) The Philosophical Worldview What happens when we turn the spotlight of worldview-analysis on to the ancient philosophers, not least the Stoics who seem, prima facie, to be the most likely context for understanding Paul’s audien…
Secondary Schools Assemblies Resource Book - The Bible
Secondary Schools Assemblies Resource Book - The Bible
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Secondary Schools Assemblies Resource Book CHRISTIAN IDEAS THE BIBLE By Gill Hartley Suitable for Key Stage Three Aim To explore and appreciate the variety in and inspiration of the Bible. Preparation and materials • A Bible, preferably a good modern translation, carried in a poc…
Lectionary Reflections Year A - The Last Sunday after Trinity Year A
Lectionary Reflections Year A - The Last Sunday after Trinity Year A
by SPCK - Jane Williams
Lectionary reflections - Year A Ordinary Time The Last Sunday After Trinity Leviticus 19.1–2, 15–18 1 Thessalonians 2.1–8 Matthew 22.34–46 1 Thessalonians is almost certainly the oldest document in the New Testament. As in so many other things, Paul is a pioneer. It is hard for u…
Lectionary Reflections Year A - Proper 16 Year A