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Genesis for Everyone Part 1 - Human Beings as Gardeners
Genesis for Everyone Part 1 - Human Beings as Gardeners
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Human Beings as Gardeners Genesis 2: 8-14 Where I grew up as a toddler in Birmingham, England, my father grew potatoes. Then, when I was at junior school we had a plum tree, and when I was at secondary school we had two apple trees. When I taught at seminary in Nottingham, I grew
2 Corinthians - God's Servant at Work
2 Corinthians - God's Servant at Work
by SPCK - N T Wright
God’s Servant at Work 2 CORINTHIANS 6.3-13 We sat by the table, both of us exhausted. In between us, an equally tired toddler in a high chair. We had been up half the night with him, and his mood was reflecting how we felt. He was grumpy and thoroughly uncooperative. He was refus
Paul for Everyone Romans part 1 - The Call to Holy Living
Paul for Everyone Romans part 1 - The Call to Holy Living
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Call to Holy Living ROMANS 6.12-14 We ended the last section with a picture of someone moving house, changing from one landlord to another. Let’s extend that a bit, and imagine that I am a smallholder living out in the countryside, about a thousand years ago. My little farm s
The Act of Prayer Year C - Fifth Sunday of Lent - Year C
The Act of Prayer Year C - Fifth Sunday of Lent - Year C
by BRF - John Birch
Fifth Sunday of Lent Year C Opening prayer In our fellowship together, our singing and our prayer, we hear your voice whisper into our lives, ‘See, I am doing a new thing!’ God of new beginnings, grant us a new heart for worship, a new heart for your people, a new love for our ne
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 B - Proper 4 Year B
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - Proper 4 Year B
by SPCK - Jane Williams
Proper 4 Deuteronomy 5: 12-15 2 Corinthians 4: 5-12 Mark 2: 23- 3:6 Today’s passages send out an alarmingly confusing set of messages. On the one hand, Deuteronomy tells us how vital it is to keep the Sabbath, while Jesus seems to suggest that we can sit a bit more lightly to tha
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