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Hymn: Now in the face of Christ we see
Hymn: Now in the face of Christ we see
by Andrew Pratt
Now in the face of Christ we see God's living glory shine, no false reflection mirrored here, no metaphor or sign. This is the name above all names, who lived and moved and breathed, who felt our grief and knew our pain, now humanly conceived. Verses 3-4 follow Tune: GRAFENBERG, …
Monologue/Reflection: Peter reflects after Easter
Monologue/Reflection: Peter reflects after Easter
by Andrew Pratt
Monologue/Reflection: Peter reflects after Easter I suppose no one knew quite what to say. Days had passed. At the height of the festival Jesus had been tried and executed. For the crowds that was becoming a memory. Many folk were returning home. Clouds of dust swirled around the…
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - The Fourth Sunday of Easter Year A
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - The Fourth Sunday of Easter Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Fourth Sunday of Easter - Year A Acts 2.42–47 1 Peter 2.19–25 John 10.1–10 A student of mine spent a long vacation working with local churches in central Africa. Next term, the College Head asked him, in my presence, what he wanted to do with his degree. ‘Work in third world …
Lectionary Reflections Year A - The Fifth Sunday of Easter Year A
Lectionary Reflections Year A - The Fifth Sunday of Easter Year A
by SPCK - Jane Williams
The Fifth Sunday of Easter - Year A Acts 7.55–60 1 Peter 2.2–10 John 14.1–14 What are we Christians supposed to feel about the world we live in? All three of today’s readings suggest that, at the very least, the world is not our home. Stephen dies as though death is irrelevant, w…
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - Seventh Sunday of Easter Year A
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - Seventh Sunday of Easter Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Seventh Sunday of Easter - Year A (Sunday after Ascension Day) Acts 1.6–14 1 Peter 4.12–14; 5.6–11 John 17.1–11 ‘When his glory is revealed.’ The ascension gives us a glimpse in advance of the great truth which will one day be unveiled – or rather, the glorious Person who wil…
Twelve Months of Sunday year c - The Third Sunday of Advent Year C
Twelve Months of Sunday year c - The Third Sunday of Advent Year C
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Third Sunday of Advent Zephaniah 3.14–20 Philippians 4.4–7 Luke 3.7–18 The new lectionary has hardly begun, and I fear I am going to grumble about it as I did about its predecessor. How will people ever learn that the Bible and its message are politically relevant – that the …
Acts for Everyone part 1 - Samaria, the Spirit and Simon Magus
Acts for Everyone part 1 - Samaria, the Spirit and Simon Magus
by SPCK - N T Wright
Samaria, the Spirit and Simon Magus Acts 8.4-25 As a bishop, one of the things I do quite a lot is to go round laying hands on people and praying for God’s holy spirit to come upon them. It is often a very moving and exciting time, not least at the Easter Vigil when we come in da…
Walking Below The Tideline
Walking Below The Tideline
by Andy Lindley
A meditation, formed while walking on the beach in Whitby, but reflecting on life as a Christian. Brought to mind again recently while visiting Antony Gormley's another place, and seeing this couple emulating the metal figurines, staring into the sea from the shore.
The Things He Carried - 1. The Cross
The Things He Carried - 1. The Cross
by SPCK - Stephen Cottrell
THE THINGS HE CARRIED 1. The Cross He carried a large wooden beam – one half of a cross. They handed it to him like it was nothing. Like it could be thrown away; like they were going to throw him away, this thing of terrible beauty. He held the rough wood in his hands; gripped it…
Reflections for Holy Week - The Uncounted Disciples
Reflections for Holy Week - The Uncounted Disciples
by Michaela Youngson
The Uncounted Disciples Luke 23.27 - 31, 49 - 56 Luke 24.1 - 12 Luke understood the loyalty shown and the price paid by the women, the uncounted disciples. His Gospel bears witness to the witnesses. 'Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep for yourselves and your childre…
Lectionary Reflections Year A - Proper 10 Year A
Lectionary Reflections Year A - Proper 10 Year A
by SPCK - Jane Williams
Lectionary reflections - Year A Ordinary Time Proper 10 Isaiah 55.10–13 Romans 8.1–11 Matthew 13.1–9, 18–23 Why is God so profligate? With the second half of today’s reading from Matthew, the emphasis switches from God’s action to our response; but the first half of the story is …
Ordinary 1 and 2 Year B