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Arthur's Call - Arthur's life with us
Arthur's Call - Arthur's life with us
by SPCK - Frances Young
1 Arthur’s life with us It was in June 2012, when he’d just had his 45th birthday, that Arthur finally left home and we ceased to be his carers. This chapter tells the human story, not just articulating what it’s like to have a child born with severe disabilities, but also giving…
Recovering from Depression - The process of recovery
Recovering from Depression - The process of recovery
by SPCK - Katharine Smith
The process of recovery The early days What happens when a man suffers a heart attack while at work, or a girl is knocked off her bike as she cycles to college? Probably someone will call the emergency services and paramedics will be sent out followed by an ambulance. There will …
Letters by a MODERN MYSTIC - The letters 19 April 1930
Letters by a MODERN MYSTIC - The letters 19 April 1930
by SPCK - Frank C Laubach
The Letters 19 APRIL 1930 This conscious, incessant submission to God has proven extremely difficult, and I have surrendered for the past few days. And today and yesterday I saw evidences of the result. In an effort to be witty, I have said biting things which have hurt the feeli…
Meditation : 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
Meditation : 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
by David Middleton
Meditation – 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr B THE POWER STRUGGLE – to be last Mark 9: 30-37 Jesus came to stay at my house last night! I was so excited, I spent all day preparing I made my special recipe for him, you know the one. I’ve never made it for so many before though... …
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - The Second Sunday Before Lent Year B
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - The Second Sunday Before Lent Year B
by SPCK - Jane Williams
The Second Sunday Before Lent Proverbs 8.1, 22–31 Colossians 1.15–20 John 1.1–14 The Sunday lectionary readings do, on the whole, allow us to focus on the central Christian belief that God does all things out of love towards his creation. Even when the readings focus on the suffe…
Early Christian Letters for Everyone - Comment for the Faith
Early Christian Letters for Everyone - Comment for the Faith
by SPCK - N T Wright
Contend for the Faith Judah 1-4 In my teens and my early twenties, one of my passions was rock-climbing. I wouldn’t say I was an utterly fearless climber; I had a proper respect for danger, and didn’t try to do things which were too far outside my competence. But I relished the c…
This is God born in a stable
This is God born in a stable
by Andrew Pratt
Philippians 2: 1 – 13 Hymn: This is God born in a stable This is God born in a stable. This is God hung on a cross. This is Christ, our God incarnate, knowing gain and sharing loss. This is God yet fully human, walking down a street in time. This is God yet faulted language makes…
Still Caring - I give up
Still Caring - I give up
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
12 I give up But a Samaritan . . . took pity on him. He . . . bandaged his wounds. . . . Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I …
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Covenant Lawsuit: Call and Response
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Covenant Lawsuit: Call and Response
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Covenant Lawsuit: Call and Response The final segment of the book contains a covenant lawsuit or rib where God makes a case against the people. The mountains and hills are called as witnesses to hear God’s complaint…
THE LATER NEW TESTAMENT WRITERS AND SCRIPTURE - 5 Revelation and Scripture