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Imagining the Lectionary: raising of Lazarus (Lent 5A)
Imagining the Lectionary: raising of Lazarus (Lent 5A)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: raising of Lazarus (Lent 5A) Reflection accompanying images “Raising of Lazarus”, and faux antique postcard series: “Entombed in a story of death and despair”, “Facing the worst with Jesus”, “Jesus opens up a new dimension” and “The presence of Jesus bri…
Imagining the Lectionary: Point of Isolation (Lent 4A)
Imagining the Lectionary: Point of Isolation (Lent 4A)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Point of Isolation (Lent 4A) Reflection accompanying image “caution – point of isolation” They said, "You're nothing but dirt! How dare you take that tone with us!" Then they threw him out in the street. (John 9:34) The story in John chapter 9 about …
Imagining the Lectionary: you were darkness (Lent 4A)
Imagining the Lectionary: you were darkness (Lent 4A)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: you were darkness (Lent 4A) Reflection accompanying image “you were darkness” For once you were darkness, but now in the Lord you are light (Ephesians 5:8) Having let my imagination run riot with the theme of darkness and light what is striking about t…
For the first time I feel free
For the first time I feel free
by Marjorie Dobson
3rd Sunday in Lent John 4.5-42 Dramatic monologue: For the first time I feel free! (Can be used as a Bible Study with the questions at the end, or in worship as a narrative piece with the introduction) ‘For the first time in my life I feel free – all thanks to the only man who’s …
Poem: Mirrored
Poem: Mirrored
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Mirrored In the mirror, reflected, see that face you know, or think you know. Study carefully. Mark each line, laughter or wrinkle-grown. Note the colour of eyes, lips and hair. Take into account that the image you see is not the one that others know. You see a reflection o…
Imagining the Lectionary: I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection (Proper 22A/Ordinary 27A)
Imagining the Lectionary: I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection (Proper 22A/Ordinary 27A)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection (Proper 22A/Ordinary 27A) Reflection accompanying image “rusty handrail against blue sky”. I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection (Philippians 3:10) Being at the seaside and perman…
Imagining the Lectionary: If you want to you can cleanse me (Epiphany 6B)
Imagining the Lectionary: If you want to you can cleanse me (Epiphany 6B)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: If you want to you can cleanse me (Epiphany 6B) Reflection accompanying images “If you want to you can cleanse me” and “Hand reaching out to another” A leper came to him, begging on his knees, "If you want to, you can cleanse me." Deeply moved, Jesus put…
Imagining the Lectionary: Pentecost at ground level
Imagining the Lectionary: Pentecost at ground level
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Pentecost at ground level Reflection accompanying image “Pentecost at ground level” "When the Feast of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Without warning there was a sound like a strong wind, gale force—no one could tell where it came f…
Matthew for Everyone Part 1 - Jesus' Invitation
Matthew for Everyone Part 1 - Jesus' Invitation
by SPCK - N T Wright
Jesus’ Invitation Matthew 11.25-30 I went this morning to a memorial service to honour one of the world’s great sportsmen. Colin Cowdrey was one of the greatest cricketers of all time; not quite cricket’s Babe Ruth, but not far off. He was known and loved all around the world – n…
1 and 2 Samuel for Everyone - The Struggle for Power
1 and 2 Samuel for Everyone - The Struggle for Power
by SPCK - John Goldingay
The Struggle for Power 2 Samuel 3: 1- 4: 12 One of my colleagues holds a Bible study at his house for men he got to know through an organization that seeks to provide accommodation for homeless people in our city; they are typically people who have prison records and/or who have …
Imagining the Lectionary: making God Real (Epiphany 3A)
Imagining the Lectionary: making God Real (Epiphany 3A)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Making God Real (Epiphany 3A) Reflection accompanying image Making God Real – a new kind of fisherman "Immediately they left their nets and followed him...Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed him..." (Matt.4:20,22) Jesus made …
On Earth as it is in Heaven