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Reflection on Romans 12: 3
Reflection on Romans 12: 3
by Marjorie Dobson
Reflection on Romans 12: 3 Proper 16 year A ‘My son works on the bins,’ she said with great reluctance and a faint sense of shame. She knew that others there had children with degrees, or who ran their own businesses, or who had achieved greatness in one form or another. ‘He was …
With My WholeHeart - Psalm 119:80
With My WholeHeart - Psalm 119:80
by SPCK - James Jones
Psalm 119:80 Shame has all but disappeared from our society like vinyl records and black Bakelite phones. Symptomatic, I think, of a culture that would like to shrug off guilt in the quest to feel good. Today’s mantra is that nobody should ever feel bad about themselves. This is …
Poem: We were ashamed
Poem: We were ashamed
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: We were ashamed We were ashamed. We’d been caught out. We thought he hadn’t heard us. We wouldn’t have been talking about it if we’d known. We were ashamed. Boasting about our own achievements. Scoring points over each other. Even though we knew none of us could better him.…
Prayers for All Occasions Book - Prayers - Abuse and Child Protection
Prayers for All Occasions Book - Prayers - Abuse and Child Protection
by SPCK - Ian Black
Prayers for Abuse and Child Protection Two prayers entitled "Child protection" and "Coping with Abuse" Enfold in your loving arms those injured, whose trust has been destroyed. Calm the fury of those incensed and outraged... Taken from Prayers for All Occasions by Ian Black
Numbers and Deuteronomy for Everyone - Murder Desecrates the Land
Numbers and Deuteronomy for Everyone - Murder Desecrates the Land
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Murder Desecrates the Land Deuteronomy 21: 1-23 Last night I watched the second episode of an enchanting TV series called The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. At one level it’s just another detective series of the “Miss Marple” genre, but it has a winsomeness deriving from its set…
The Accused
The Accused
by Andrew Pratt
Meditation/monologue/drama: The Accused Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Romans 8: 1-11 'The accused'! It felt strange standing there and hearing those words. They were talking about me. Fair enough I suppose, but we never like to hear the truth about ourselves do we? 'The accused'!…
Recovering from Depression - Prologue: A meditation on approaching Easter
Recovering from Depression - Prologue: A meditation on approaching Easter
by SPCK - Katharine Smith
Prologue: A meditation on approaching Easter Morning has broken like the first morning. And as on that first morning, light blazes out into a new world, driving back the darkness and chaos, rolling away the stone of death...
Poem: Reflection on Psalm 130
Poem: Reflection on Psalm 130
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Reflection on Psalm 130 When there’s nowhere else to go: when I’ve run out of options; when the darkness closes in; when despair grips my soul; when I fear that I’ve gone wrong and the consequences must be faced; when wisdom has flown out of the window and foolishness has r…
Meditation/poem/prayer: Please, God
Meditation/poem/prayer: Please, God
by Marjorie Dobson
Meditation/poem/prayer: Please, God … When I’ve messed things up again, when I’ve made one too many mistakes, when I’ve felt thoroughly ashamed of my behaviour, when my life feels dirty and my heart is heavy with regrets and I can’t see the way out of the troubles I’ve caused – w…
Reflection/poem: Afterwards
Reflection/poem: Afterwards
by Marjorie Dobson
Reflection / Poem: Afterwards Wait! This cannot be true. This is me, Mary. I’m only a girl. Not even married. You can’t have meant me. You were not real. I’m only dreaming. None of this has happened. And it won’t happen. I can’t be pregnant. Not now. I’m engaged, but not fully ma…
1 and 2 Samuel for Everyone - As Far as this Yahweh Has Helped Us
1 and 2 Samuel for Everyone - As Far as this Yahweh Has Helped Us
by SPCK - John Goldingay
As Far as This Yahweh Has Helped Us 1 Samuel 7: 2- 14 “Helping” can have a variety of connotations. On one occasion a tire came off my wife’s wheelchair when we were on our way to church. As I was bending down trying to get the tire back on, with Ann still in the chair, a car dri…
1 and 2 Samuel for Everyone - The Grief of a Sister and the Strife Between Brothers
1 and 2 Samuel for Everyone - The Grief of a Sister and the Strife Between Brothers
by SPCK - John Goldingay
The Grief of a Sister and the Strife between Brothers 2 Samuel 13: 15- 14: 24 I once knew someone who was sexually abused on an ongoing basis by a family member when she was a young girl. She never told me the details of what happened, and to be honest I never wanted her to do so…
Moulin Rouge Bible Study Part 9
Moulin Rouge Bible Study Part 9
by Tim Marshall
Moulin Rouge Cover Letter A Bible Study which relies heavily on discussion rather than leading. Using the film 'Moulin Rouge' as a starting point and then looking at a variety of passages (which can be obtained from the web in a variety of different translations) There are questi…
Imagining the Lectionary: Better beyond belief (Epiphany 2C)