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Letters by a MODERN MYSTIC - Biographical information
Letters by a MODERN MYSTIC - Biographical information
by SPCK - Frank C Laubach
Biographical information Frank C. Laubach (September 2, 1884 –June 11, 1970) was a Christian evangelical missionary and mystic known as “The Apostle to the Illiterates.” A Pennsylvanian, Laubach trained at Princeton University, Union Theological Seminary, and Columbia University …
Letters to London - 10 Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s letters to Ernst Cromwell and the Cromwell family Part 2
Letters to London - 10 Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s letters to Ernst Cromwell and the Cromwell family Part 2
by SPCK - Stephen J.Plant and Toni Burrowes-Cromwell
10 Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s letters to Ernst Cromwell and the Cromwell family Part 2 Bonhoeffer’s letters to Ernst Cromwell were all written in German. Only the last of the 12, the letter from Finkenwalde of 27 March 1936, was typewritten…
Letters to London - 8 An interview with Ernest Cromwell- Part 2
Letters to London - 8 An interview with Ernest Cromwell- Part 2
by SPCK - Stephen J.Plant and Toni Burrowes-Cromwell
8 An interview with Ernest Cromwell- Part 2 What follows is a transcription from a sound recording of an interview conducted on 31 January 2011 at Ernest Cromwell’s family home in Essex. This interview was transcribed by Nicola J. Wilkes. It appears here with a very small number …
Letters to London - 9 Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s letters to Ernst Cromwell and the Cromwell family Part 1
Letters to London - 9 Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s letters to Ernst Cromwell and the Cromwell family Part 1
by SPCK - Stephen J.Plant and Toni Burrowes-Cromwell
9 Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s letters to Ernst Cromwell and the Cromwell family Part 1 Bonhoeffer’s letters to Ernst Cromwell were all written in German. Only the last of the 12, the letter from Finkenwalde of 27 March 1936, was typewritten. The handwritten letters were initially trans…
The Minister as Entrepreneur - 23 Appendix 1
The Minister as Entrepreneur - 23 Appendix 1
by SPCK - Michael Volland
Appendix 1 Suggestions for group discussion The Minister as Entrepreneur Leading and growing the Church in an age of rapid change Introduction: Why ‘entrepreneur’? 1 What are your feelings about the word ‘entrepreneur’? What sort of associations and images does this word generate…
THE LATER NEW TESTAMENT WRITERS AND SCRIPTURE - Introduction
THE LATER NEW TESTAMENT WRITERS AND SCRIPTURE - Introduction
by SPCK-Steve Moyise
Introduction In the two previous volumes, we used the Gospels – mainly Matthew, Mark and Luke – to reconstruct Jesus and Scripture and Paul’s letters – mainly Romans, Galatians, 1 and 2 Corinthians – to give an account of Paul and Scripture. In this volume, we consider the use of…
Meeting God in MARK - Introduction -1
Meeting God in MARK - Introduction -1
by SPCK - Rowan Williams
Introduction I am very much indebted to SPCK for once again being willing to make available to a wider audience what started as a short series of Holy Week talks in Canterbury Cathedral (in 2010). The text has been transcribed from recordings and I have left most of it unaltered,…
journeying with mark yr B - Further reading and resources
journeying with mark yr B - Further reading and resources
by SPCK - Woodward, Gooder and Pryce
Further reading and resources There are many good commentaries on Mark’s Gospel. The one you choose will be down to your own personal taste. The list below is not exhaustive but includes some of the best commentaries on Mark...
journeying with mark yr B - Copyright acknowledgements
journeying with mark yr B - Copyright acknowledgements
by SPCK - Woodward, Gooder and Pryce
Copyright acknowledgements The publisher and author acknowledge with thanks permission to reproduce extracts from the following. Every effort has been made to seek permission to use copyright material reproduced in this book. The publisher apologizes for those cases where permiss…
Journeying with Matthew Lectionary Year A - Further reading and resources
Journeying with Matthew Lectionary Year A - Further reading and resources
by SPCK - Woodward, Gooder and Pryce
Further reading and resources There are many good commentaries on Matthew’s Gospel. The one you choose will be down to your own personal taste. The list below is not exhaustive but gives you a sense of some of the most important works...
With My WholeHeart - Psalm 10:3
With My WholeHeart - Psalm 10:3
by SPCK - James Jones
Psalm 10:3 For the ungodly hath made boast of his own heart’s desire: and speaketh good of the covetous, whom God abhorreth. One of the deceits of our egocentric world is the belief that whatever you desire should be the goal of your life. We’re encouraged to dig deep into our in…
The Gospel According to twilight - Guide for Reflection and Discussion
The Gospel According to twilight - Guide for Reflection and Discussion
by SPCK - Elaine Heath
Guide for Reflection and Discussion This reflection guide could be used in several ways. An individual reader could use it to think more deeply about the Twilight series and raise questions about its treatment of theology, salvation, or power. It could also be a resource for many…
The Gospel According to twilight - Acknowledgments
The Gospel According to twilight - Acknowledgments
by SPCK - Elaine Heath
Acknowledgements First I want to thank my daughters, Holly and Jeanette, for prodding me into reading Twilight. Well, for prodding me into doing lots of things, including white-water rafting, eating sushi, and in general, having more fun. I’m also grateful to Randy for being so p…
Journeying with Luke - Further Reading
Journeying with Luke - Further Reading
by SPCK - Woodward, Gooder and Pryce
Further reading There are many good commentaries on Luke’s Gospel. The one you choose will be down to your own personal taste. The list below is not exhaustive but includes some of the most important works. Lighter commentaries...
The Lion's World - Notes
The Lion's World - Notes
by SPCK - Rowan Williams
Notes CL I, II and III refer to Lewis’s Collected Letters, volumes I (1905–31), II (1931–49) and III (1950–63), edited by Walter Hooper, London, HarperCollins, 2000, 2004 and 2006. Preface 1 For a moving evocation of the intense – embarrassingly and confusingly intense – effect o…
Lectionary Reflections Year A - The First Sunday of Christmas Year A
Lectionary Reflections Year A - The First Sunday of Christmas Year A
by SPCK - Jane Williams
The First Sunday of Christmas - Year A Isaiah 63:7–9 Hebrews 2:10–18 Matthew 2:13–23 Isaiah and Hebrews show us God’s way of being in the world, a way that should be blindingly obvious to us at Christmas. Isaiah is reminding the people of all that God has done for them throughout…
Lectionary Reflections Year A - The Third Sunday of Advent Year A