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Dialogue/drama: Trouble for the future
Dialogue/drama: Trouble for the future
by Marjorie Dobson
Dialogue/drama: Trouble for the future A I can’t see much future in that kind of life, can you? I mean, it was all about wars and disasters and earthquakes and things. I think that’s too scary to even think about it. B Well, he did say that all that kind of thing was just routine…
New Testament Prayer for Everyone - Thanks, Joy and Overflowing Love
New Testament Prayer for Everyone - Thanks, Joy and Overflowing Love
by SPCK - N T Wright
PART 2 PRAYERS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT PRAYERS OF PAUL THANKS, JOY AND OVERFLOWING LOVE Philippians 1: 1-11 Philippi, in northern Greece, was the first place in Europe that heard the news that there was a new king, namely the crucified and risen Jesus of Nazareth. You can read the s…
the historical character of Jesus - 3c Paul’s ‘use’ of Jesus’ teaching
the historical character of Jesus - 3c Paul’s ‘use’ of Jesus’ teaching
by SPCK - David Allen
Paul’s ‘use’ of Jesus’ teaching As well as the incidental references to Jesus’ life, Paul also cites Jesus logia, or at least claims to do so, at several points within his letters (and most notably within the Corinthian correspondence)…
Gazing on the Gospels Year C - Proper 9 Year C
Gazing on the Gospels Year C - Proper 9 Year C
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
Proper 9 Luke 10: 1-11, 16-20 Gaze on yourself as you arrive in a town for the first time. Have you booked your hotel room ahead, or are you leaving it to chance? Recall the strange street signs, the one-way system that confuses and traps you, and the difficulty in finding a plac…
Letters to London - 14 Kingdom citizenship and earthly responsibility
Letters to London - 14 Kingdom citizenship and earthly responsibility
by SPCK - Stephen J.Plant and Toni Burrowes-Cromwell
14 Kingdom citizenship and earthly responsibility But why all these observations and details entrusted to a 14-year-old boy? Did the writer believe that the status of citizenship (whether heavenly or earthly) was not solely the reserve of adults? If so, this would not have been n…
the historical character of Jesus - 8 “The apocalyptic Son of Man”: Jesus in the Johannine letters and Revelation
the historical character of Jesus - 8 “The apocalyptic Son of Man”: Jesus in the Johannine letters and Revelation
by SPCK - David Allen
“The apocalyptic Son of Man”: Jesus in the Johannine letters and Revelation Perhaps more than any of our texts under discussion, the Johannine corpus poses the most significant questions regarding the identity of the historical Jesus. The texts themselves – the three epistles att…
The Minister as Entrepreneur - 22 What do we do next?
The Minister as Entrepreneur - 22 What do we do next?
by SPCK - Michael Volland
What do we do next? I am now going to share with you a number of suggestions for what the Church might do next. But before that it is worth reminding ourselves that the only worthwhile starting place for anything in life – including, and perhaps especially, entrepreneurial approa…
Gazing on the Gospels Year B - Proper 20 Year B