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The Gospel According to twilight - Is Twilight Bad News for Girls?
The Gospel According to twilight - Is Twilight Bad News for Girls?
by SPCK - Elaine Heath
Is Twilight Bad News for Girls? Chapter Three First of all, we have to acknowledge that something about Bella resonates with girls around the world. At the time of this writing the Twilight series has been translated into more than forty languages. Even when readers dislike Bella…
Meditation - 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
Meditation - 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
by David Middleton
Meditation – 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr C A Justified Sinner Luke 18: 9-14 Jesus became frustrated soon after we arrived in Jericho, with the self-confident and self-righteous people he was meeting. Finally it all came to a head, and Jesus started telling one of his stories;…
Hymn:The wisdom of women: discernment of thought
Hymn:The wisdom of women: discernment of thought
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The wisdom of women: discernment of thought, with love's intuition that cannot be bought; how long will we limit these God given gifts while fudging church unity, fearful of rifts? All people are worthy and all have a place, all people are gifted with God-given grace, yet barrier…
Mark for Everyone - A Prophet in His Own Town
Mark for Everyone - A Prophet in His Own Town
by SPCK - N T Wright
Mark For Everyone MARK 6.1–6 A Prophet in His Own Town... ...Most preachers can remember the first time they stood up to preach in front of their own parents. It’s not the same as with other things people do. If you’re a musician, they probably heard you practising when you were …
New Testament Wisdom for Everyone - Everything Belongs To You
New Testament Wisdom for Everyone - Everything Belongs To You
by SPCK - N T Wright
1 THE WISDOM OF THE SPIRIT EVERYTHING BELONGS TO YOU 1 Corinthians 3: 18-23 I remember a wise address given at a graduation ceremony by a respected senior professor. (I was present in order to say the opening prayer.) In his address, the great man said many things, and gave a lot…
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - Proper 9 Year A
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - Proper 9 Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
Twelve Months of Sundays – Year A Ordinary Time Proper 9 Genesis 24.34–38, 42–49, 58–67 Romans 7.15–25a Matthew 11.16–19, 25–30 An American sent me a strange book the other day. Jesus, he argued, was an alcoholic. Roused from his drunkenness by the preaching of John the Baptist, …
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Partners in a Heavenly Calling
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Partners in a Heavenly Calling
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Partners in a Heavenly Calling (Hebrews 1: 1- 4: 16) The first part, 1:1–4:16, focused on Jesus as Son of God and apostle, speaker from God to human beings, uses Scripture to compare “the son” to both the angels (1:1–2:4) and Moses (3:1–6)…
LWPT Meditations - Trinity Sunday
LWPT Meditations - Trinity Sunday
by Susan Thorne
26 May 2013 LWPT Meditation Trinity Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 Psalm 8 Romans 5:1-5 John 16:12-15 It happens every year. The preaching plan for May and June is issued, and someone is heard to complain about being lumbered with Trinity Sunday. “I preached at the same church last year o…
How can God, condemned, be hanging?
How can God, condemned, be hanging?
by Andrew Pratt
How can God, condemned, be hanging? False messiahs meet such ends, and the ones then testifying, have no need to make amends. Educated folk were laughing, they foresaw what was to come, saw disciples hiding, crying, feeling both distraught and numb. Verses 2-3 follow Tune: CALON …
Our wisdom is shown in our lives, in their living
Our wisdom is shown in our lives, in their living
by Andrew Pratt
Our wisdom is shown in our lives, in their living, in actions of loving and moments of grace. Belief has a meaning when faith between people enhances each neighbour, shows love has a face. Verses 2-3 follow Tune: STREETS OF LAREDO; ST CATHERINE’S COURT Metre: 12.11.12.11 Andrew…
Hymn: God, give to us discerning minds
Hymn: God, give to us discerning minds
by Andrew Pratt
God, give to us discerning minds to know your love, to live by grace, to tune our lives to your commands, to live at peace within this place. Verses 2-3 follow Tune: ALFRETON, ARIZONA Metre: LM Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © 31/7/2012 Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England, www.…
New Testament Wisdom for Everyone - Godliness and Contentment
New Testament Wisdom for Everyone - Godliness and Contentment
by SPCK - N T Wright
5 THE RENEWAL OF THE WORLD GODLINESS AND CONTENTMENT 1 Timothy 6: 6-10 It is hardly an exaggeration to say that this famous passage is an indictment of modern Western culture. Never before in history has there been such a restless pursuit of riches, by more and more highly develo…
New Testament Wisdom for Everyone - It's Easy To Get Lost
New Testament Wisdom for Everyone - It's Easy To Get Lost
by SPCK - N T Wright
4 THE PATH OF THE DISCIPLE IT’S EASY TO GET LOST 2 Peter 2: 1-10a ‘I told you it was easy to get lost.’ Our host stood on the doorstep with a wry smile on his face. We had assumed we more or less knew the way. We have a good sense of direction. We had even been there before; sure…
New Testament Wisdom for Everyone - True and False Wisdom
New Testament Wisdom for Everyone - True and False Wisdom
by SPCK - N T Wright
1 THE WISDOM OF THE SPIRIT TRUE AND FALSE WISDOM James 3: 13-18 It all began with a wrong diagnosis. I came upon the obituary of a famous actress in the newspaper just the other day. She wasn’t particularly old – in her early 70s, quite young these days. Her doctor hadn’t seen th…
Lent for Everyone Year A - Friday: Week 4 in Lent Year A