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Genesis for Everyone Part 1 - Creation Asserts Itself
Genesis for Everyone Part 1 - Creation Asserts Itself
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Creation Asserts Itself Genesis 3: 1-3 A talking snake? But this is a parable, remember. In Julia Bolden’s version of the story, the tempter is a parrot, and God’s ban concerns television; Adam and Eve are not to watch the good and- bad-knowledge channel. A parrot flies in throug…
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 210
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 210
by Twelvebaskets Ltd
A selection of commentary, reflection and prayer ideas from various Christian authors and the full bible texts from the NRSV for this week's lectionary. NOW INCLUDING SERIALISED BOOKS FROM SPCK AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM BRF. Check below for details. Subscribe to Fresh Thoughts For S…
The Serpents tale
The Serpents tale
by Marjorie Dobson
Monologue/ Poem The Serpent’s Tale I’m the snake from the Garden of Eden – a slithery giant-sized worm. My voice is a menacing sibilant sound – designed to make everyone squirm. You may think you know all my adventures – they’re there in the Bible, you see. But try looking at it …
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - The Fourth Sunday of Lent Year B
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - The Fourth Sunday of Lent Year B
by SPCK - Jane Williams
The Fourth Sunday of Lent Numbers 21.4-9 Ephesians 2.1–10 John 3.14–21 The imagination nourished by the Bible immediately springs into action at the mention of snakes. In Numbers, they may be real rather than metaphorical, but that does not prevent them from carrying heavy symbol…
Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - The Fourth Sunday of Lent Year B
Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - The Fourth Sunday of Lent Year B
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Fourth Sunday of Lent Numbers 21.4–9 Ephesians 2.1–10 John 3.14–21 The serpent slithers its way through myth and legend, poetry and art. Too potent a symbol to be ignored, some cultures have worshipped it, while others have feared and loathed it. Freud said predictable things…
Genesis for Everyone Part 1 - Where Are You?
Genesis for Everyone Part 1 - Where Are You?
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Where Are You? Genesis 3: 4-13 “I can resist everything except temptation.” I am writing on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving in the United States. It’s the greatest shopping day of the year, popularly assumed to be called by that name because it’s when stores hope to get …
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