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Celtic Christian Spirituality - 9 Pilgrimage (Chapter 6)
Celtic Christian Spirituality - 9 Pilgrimage (Chapter 6)
by Skylight- Mary C.Earle
Pilgrimage In the first years after Jesus’ death and resurrection, what was to become “Christianity” was known as “the Way.” (See Acts of the Apostles 9:2.) Those who were followers of Jesus walked in his spiritual path. These early members of the Way made this pilgrimage as a co…
Jesus, his home, his journey, his challenge - Jesus: his journey (part 2)
Jesus, his home, his journey, his challenge - Jesus: his journey (part 2)
by SPCK - David J. Bryan
Jesus: his journey (part 2) From Scythopolis through Perea If what I have said above about the dangers to a family group involved in traversing Samaritan territory is correct, then Jesus’ family would have taken the long way. They would have crossed the Jordan near Scythopolis, s…
St Martin's celtic cross outside Iona Abbey off south coast of I
St Martin's celtic cross outside Iona Abbey off south coast of I
by Mark Boulton
St Martin's 9th century celtic cross outside Iona Abbey off south coast of Isle of Mull, Scotland, UK Iona was founded in 563 by St. Columba, and soon became the base for the evangelization of S Scotland, N England and Ireland in the 6th C and a centre for Christian scholarshi…
Recovering from Depression - Days of resurrection
Recovering from Depression - Days of resurrection
by SPCK - Katharine Smith
Days of resurrection - Part 1 Introduction Easter Day begins in darkness. It begins with the grief and fear, loneliness and despair of two women, Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of James. They think they have lost everything that gave their lives meaning and direction. They f…
New Testament Wisdom for Everyone - Looking To Jesus
New Testament Wisdom for Everyone - Looking To Jesus
by SPCK - N T Wright
4 THE PATH OF THE DISCIPLE LOOKING TO JESUS Hebrews 12: 1-3 I went to a school that prided itself on its outdoor pursuits. Set high in the Yorkshire Dales in north-west England, it celebrated its location in several ways, the annual climax being a ten-mile cross-country race over…
Monologue: Hannah’s neighbour
Monologue: Hannah’s neighbour
by Marjorie Dobson
Monologue: Hannah’s neighbour (We often look at Bible stories through the eyes of the people involved, but what did Hannah’s neighbour think about the things that were happening?) I see the neighbours have gone off to Shiloh to make their sacrifice again. Every year, they go! Nev…
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 11 Year A