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PAUL AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD - 1) Preface
PAUL AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD - 1) Preface
by SPCK - N T Wright
PREFACE The way up and the way down are one and the same. The real climax of the book is Part III (chapters 9–11), where I have offered a fresh account of Paul’s theology, using as controlling categories the three main theological themes within the Jewish world both of his day an…
The Living God - Seeing God in the events of history
The Living God - Seeing God in the events of history
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
Which God Are We Talking About? 1 Seeing God in the events of history Universities are wonderful places for having arguments yet staying friends afterwards. A colleague and I were swapping views on God. He liked the idea of God he found in the writings of the seventeenth-century …
Lectio Divina the Sacred Art - 13 THE SACRED STORIES OF OUR LIVES
Lectio Divina the Sacred Art - 13 THE SACRED STORIES OF OUR LIVES
by Christine Valters Painter
THE SACRED STORIES OF OUR LIVES Like the Hebrew alphabet, the alphabet of grace has no vowels, and in that sense [God’s] words to us are always veiled, subtle, cryptic, so that it is left to us to delve their meaning, to fill in the vowels, for ourselves by means of all the faith…
glimpses of glory - Proper 3 - Year C
glimpses of glory - Proper 3 - Year C
by SPCK - David Adam
Proper 3 God of grace and glory, give us the gift of generosity, that we may reveal your love and forgiveness, and live in fellowship and peace with each other as we work for the coming of your kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy …
The Act of Prayer Year C - Proper 3 - Year C
The Act of Prayer Year C - Proper 3 - Year C
by BRF - John Birch
Proper 3 Year C Opening prayer God of yesterday, today and for ever, we thank you for your loving care, protection and strength. As Joseph, once abandoned into slavery, was able with confidence to state that every part of his life was lived according to your will, so we ask that …
Palm Sunday a proclamation of kingship
Palm Sunday a proclamation of kingship
by Colin Smith
In this short reflection/sermon (880 words), the events of Palm Sunday are seen as parts of a pre-planned ceremony which amounted to Jesus proclaiming his Kingship. Later events and ceremonies in Holy week reveal the particular kind of king he was going to be. How this differed f…
Isaiah for Everyone - Grief Brought To An End