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The Open Gate - Introduction
The Open Gate - Introduction
by SPCK - David Adam
Introduction As long as we are alive, we are on the move. To become static is to stagnate and die. It is necessary for all living things to move and grow and change. Life is meant to be an adventure; change is a gift that we have to learn to use aright. In Celtic folk-tales a cur…
The Open Gate - Preparation
The Open Gate - Preparation
by SPCK - David Adam
Preparation We all need to prepare ourselves for prayer, just as we get ourselves ready for meeting a friend. There are things we will want to share, and events we will want to talk about. We may want a bit of support or guidance, we may want to offer to do some work for our frie…
Letters by a MODERN MYSTIC - The letters 28 September 1931 (2)
Letters by a MODERN MYSTIC - The letters 28 September 1931 (2)
by SPCK - Frank C Laubach
The Letters 28 SEPTEMBER 1931 When one has struck some wonderful blessing that all mankind has a right to know about, no custom or false modesty should prevent him from telling it, even though it may mean the unbarring of his soul to the public gaze...
Letters by a MODERN MYSTIC - The letters 25 February 1931
Letters by a MODERN MYSTIC - The letters 25 February 1931
by SPCK - Frank C Laubach
The Letters 25 February 1931 As I lay on the warm earth on Signal Hill last night, I asked God the question, “Why is it that Thou dost allow us on this earth to do nearly all the talking? Why do we not always hear Thy voice, since Thou art so much wiser than we are?”...
Simply Jesus - Space, time and matter
Simply Jesus - Space, time and matter
by SPCK - N T Wright
Space, time and matter The one thing we can be sure of is that inhabitants of first-century Palestine didn’t think of space, time and matter in quite the way that we do. If we’re going to understand Jesus, it’s vital to grasp the difference between his world and ours...
Simply Jesus - Under new management
Simply Jesus - Under new management
by SPCK - N T Wright
Under new management: Easter and Beyond If I say that there is a whole book to be written on the subject of this chapter, writer and readers may be permitted to share a wry smile. I have already published extensively on Easter and its meaning, and for much of this chapter I shall…
A Bit Like Jesus - Care of the dying
A Bit Like Jesus - Care of the dying
by SPCK - Robin Gill
WEEK 4 Care Care of the dying Soon afterwards he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went with him. As he approached the gate of the town, a man who had died was being carried out. He was his mother’s only son, and she was a widow; and with her was a l…
A Bit Like Jesus - What is faith?
A Bit Like Jesus - What is faith?
by SPCK - Robin Gill
WEEK 5 Faith What is faith? Then he came again to Cana in Galilee where he had changed the water into wine. Now there was a royal official whose son lay ill in Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged him to come down and heal his son…
A Bit Like Jesus - Faith in Alpha
A Bit Like Jesus - Faith in Alpha
by SPCK - Robin Gill
WEEK 5 Faith Faith in Alpha I cannot claim to read Alpha News very often. It can seem too much like propaganda: enthusiastic items about local Alpha groups, which do not always translate into accurate information at local level. However, just before putting the latest Alpha News …
A Bit Like Jesus - Jairus' daughter
A Bit Like Jesus - Jairus' daughter
by SPCK - Robin Gill
WEEK 6 Humility Jairus’ daughter When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered round him; and he was by the lake. Then one of the leaders of the synagogue named Jairus came and, when he saw him, fell at his feet and begged him repeatedly, ‘My …
A Bit Like Jesus - Command to silence
A Bit Like Jesus - Command to silence
by SPCK - Robin Gill
WEEK 6 Humility Commands to silence As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, crying loudly, ‘Have mercy on us, Son of David!’ When he entered the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus said to them, ‘Do you believe that I am able to do this?’ They said to h…
GOD's rich Pattern - Patience through the chaos
GOD's rich Pattern - Patience through the chaos
by SPCK - Dr Lin Berwick
Patience through the chaos Living with Parkinson’s (I use that phrase deliberately due to the fact that Parkinson’s took over our lives) is no joke, particularly when the person suffering from it is angry, but will not express his anger. The way it manifested itself was to come o…
GOD's rich Pattern - Personal cost