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Our responsibility
Our responsibility
by Marjorie Dobson
A prayer for wisdom in our response to government, national and local. Suitable for the period before an election. This item will download as 30031005108629.doc Extract: Another banner headline screams out against politicians, local or national, and we unite against the common en…
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 19 Christian and Pagan
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 19 Christian and Pagan
by SPCK-Kenneth E. Bailey
Christian and Pagan 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 Paul’s third essay covers 8:1–11:1. Its outline is as follows: 3.1. Food Offered to Idols: Freedom and Responsibility (8:1-13) 3.2. Paul’s Personal Freedom and Responsibility (9:1-18) 3.3. Freedom in Mission: Full Identification (9:19-27) …
CHRISTIANITY AND THE RENEWAL OF NATURE - 10 Notes
CHRISTIANITY AND THE RENEWAL OF NATURE - 10 Notes
by SPCK - Sebastian C.H. Kim and Jonathan Draper
Notes Introduction 1 For the detailed report, see Frederick R. Wilson (ed.), The San Antonio Report (Geneva: WCC, 1990), pp. 52– 68. See also ‘The Church of England’s Seven-Year Plan on Climate Change and Environment’ at http://www. shrinkingthefootprint.cofe.anglican.org/misc_li…
Poem: Justice
Poem: Justice
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Justice God calls for justice for the weak and defenceless, for the ignorant and the misunderstood, for the poor and the hungry, for the oppressed and the orphaned, for all who cannot understand why the greedy and the selfish, the wicked and the unjust seem to win every tim…
Drama/dialogue: The unjust judge
Drama/dialogue: The unjust judge
by Marjorie Dobson
Drama/dialogue: The unjust judge (Three characters – woman, judge and narrator. A slight pause is needed after each of the judge’s comments.) Woman: I won’t stop knocking on your door. I won’t stop shouting at your window. I won’t give up until you listen. You can’t get rid of me…
Drama: Good shepherds
Drama: Good shepherds
by Marjorie Dobson
Drama: Good shepherds A I am a shepherd. B And I am a shepherd. A I own 400 sheep. B And the farmer I work for owns 500 sheep! A I keep my sheep up in the hills over there. B And I look after the farmer’s sheep on the hills on the other side. A The weather can get really bad up t…
Poem: Asking questions
Poem: Asking questions
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Asking questions When the crowd of followers asked John, ‘what should we do?’ they knew the answer before he gave it. ‘Caring means sharing, not keeping everything as personal property. Give some of it away.’ When the tax collectors asked John, ‘what should we do?’ they als…
Paul for Everyone The Prison Letters - The Fellowship of Prayer
Paul for Everyone The Prison Letters - The Fellowship of Prayer
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Fellowship of Prayer Colossians 4.2-9 The best teachers make sure they get their pupils to take on some responsibility of their own. It’s a lesson some never learn, in school, in church, or in the home. Most people, from quite small children upwards, are ready to rise to the …
Numbers and Deuteronomy for Everyone - Provision and Purification