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Lectionary Reflections Year A - Proper 11 Year A
Lectionary Reflections Year A - Proper 11 Year A
by SPCK - Jane Williams
Lectionary reflections - Year A Ordinary Time Proper 11 Isaiah 44.6–8 Romans 8.12–25 Matthew 13.24–30, 36–43 This section of Romans is part of a long and not always lucid discussion of life and death, slavery and freedom. In chapter 6, Paul has been explaining that our Christian …
Sixfold Kyries Version 2 - a prayer by David Adam
Sixfold Kyries Version 2 - a prayer by David Adam
by SPCK - David Adam/Andy Lindley
Sixfold Kyries is a celtic inspired prayer that prays through the cycle of life - the significant events, birth, death, marriage, baptism - and asks God's blessing on it. This version of the prayer is designed for personal use...the other version is coloured for projecting in…
Recovering from Depression - Shaping the future – forgiveness
Recovering from Depression - Shaping the future – forgiveness
by SPCK - Katharine Smith
Shaping the future – forgiveness In this chapter we’re going to be reflecting on the huge issue of forgiveness. Because this is such a vast subject I’m focusing here on forgiveness in relation to the ‘hidden things’ that might lie behind depression and which we’ve been talking ab…
Recovering from Depression - Thinking from the past
Recovering from Depression - Thinking from the past
by SPCK - Katharine Smith
Thinking from the past Earlier we thought about strong emotions which have their roots in the past and which have perhaps never been fully understood or expressed, so that they continue to cause problems for us in the present...
Recovering from Depression - Bringing the emotions of the past into the ‘now’
Recovering from Depression - Bringing the emotions of the past into the ‘now’
by SPCK - Katharine Smith
Bringing the emotions of the past into the ‘now’ James – music and sorrow We talked earlier about James, whom we first met earlier. Although with the support of a counsellor James tried to identify the reason for his intense grief on hearing music, he was unable to do so. He was …
Recovering from Depression - Some ideas for day-to-day living
Recovering from Depression - Some ideas for day-to-day living
by SPCK - Katharine Smith
Some ideas for day-to-day living In this chapter I’m going to share with you a few ideas about our day-to-day care of our bodies, minds and spirits. I hope you may find some of these suggestions helpful, perhaps opening up one or two previously unnoticed paths along the road or e…
Recovering from Depression - Setting out on the journey
Recovering from Depression - Setting out on the journey
by SPCK - Katharine Smith
Some essentials Foundation stones When you have weathered the storm of an episode of depression one thing is certain: you will want never to have to go through another. You will want to do everything you possibly can to avoid that valley of dark shadows and stay in the light that…
Recovering from Depression - Where are we going?
Recovering from Depression - Where are we going?
by SPCK - Katharine Smith
Where are we going? My husband, Adrian, and I were spending a day in Venice, a city we love and visit as often as we can. If you have ever been there you will understand how easy it is to lose your bearings and sense of direction as you wander along all the calles and over the ma…
Recovering from Depression - Days of resurrection
Recovering from Depression - Days of resurrection
by SPCK - Katharine Smith
Days of resurrection - Part 1 Introduction Easter Day begins in darkness. It begins with the grief and fear, loneliness and despair of two women, Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of James. They think they have lost everything that gave their lives meaning and direction. They f…
Jesus, his home, his journey, his challenge - Jesus: his home
Jesus, his home, his journey, his challenge - Jesus: his home
by SPCK - David J. Bryan
Jesus: his home Introduction Throughout the Gospels Jesus is identified as Jesus of Nazareth (Mark 1.24). This might seem obvious to us but it is actually very surprising that someone who came to be seen by his followers as the Christ or Messiah should be so closely associated wi…
Recovering from Depression - Where is God?
Recovering from Depression - Where is God?
by SPCK - Katharine Smith
Where is God? Saying ‘yes’ to God So far we’ve been thinking about recovery from clinical depression and the healing of the wounds that might lie behind the depression. With the right medical treatment and therapeutic support we are setting out on the road of recovery. But before…
Jesus, his home, his journey, his challenge - Jesus challenged at the boundaries
Jesus, his home, his journey, his challenge - Jesus challenged at the boundaries
by SPCK - David J. Bryan
Jesus: his challenge Introduction So far we have considered: * Jesus’ home in Nazareth; * Jesus’ annual journey with his family as they went on pilgrimage to Jerusalem; * Jesus’ incredible challenge that we should love our enemies...
Jesus, his home, his journey, his challenge - Conclusion
Jesus, his home, his journey, his challenge - Conclusion
by SPCK - David J. Bryan
Conclusion We come then to the close of this book. In the first four chapters my aim was to help you imagine Jesus’ world, his home and the journeys he took with his family from Nazareth to Jerusalem to celebrate the pilgrim festival of the Passover. I then sought to set in conte…
There is a season - Good Friday Introduction