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Isaiah for Everyone - Prophet as Crazy Man
Isaiah for Everyone - Prophet as Crazy Man
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Prophet as Crazy Man The installing of a professor in his or her “chair” is an occasion for making fun of the person as well as for making seriously congratulatory speeches. I was not surprised that when I was installed one of the people who had been asked to speak made fun of my…
Time gentlemen please
Time gentlemen please
by Andrew Pratt
Dialogue/drama for two voices: Time gentlemen please Time gentlemen please. I remember the words. Mis-spent youth. The bar cleared. No hassle, just lads wobbling out onto a dark street and making for home. Empty your glasses. Drinking up time. That was allowed. Felt bad if you ha…
Jeremiah for everyone - On Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
Jeremiah for everyone - On Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
by SPCK - John Goldingay
On Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is When we came to California, we were buying a house for the first time—we had always lived in church or seminary housing. It felt as if we were growing up. Two or three years ago, a friend of mine was wondering about buying a house, but pr…
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs for Everyone - With Modesty There Is Wisdom
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs for Everyone - With Modesty There Is Wisdom
by SPCK - John Goldingay
With Modesty There Is Wisdom In an earlier volume of The Old Testament for Everyone I referred to the fact that I’m inclined to think that nothing I do as a teacher or writer or pastor makes any difference to anyone…
A Bit Like Jesus - The Policeman's Dilemma
A Bit Like Jesus - The Policeman's Dilemma
by SPCK - Robin Gill
WEEK 3 Compassion The Policeman’s Dilemma Five years ago I served on a panel of religious representatives giving evidence to a Select Committee on Assisted Dying. One of the committee members asked us all to respond to the following story: An armed policeman chanced upon a bad ro…
Life is a Journey - Take One Step at a Time
Life is a Journey - Take One Step at a Time
by Lucy Snell
TIP- PowerPoint Slide Size- The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- • Reduce the image size to 1024x768 pixels using your image editing software. (Will reduce image proportionally) • Insert as Picture in the normal way. • If needed fill the slide area by placing the image in…
Simply Jesus - God's in charge now
Simply Jesus - God's in charge now
by SPCK - N T Wright
God’s in charge now The reason there were crowds with Jesus that day as he rode into Jerusalem is that there were always crowds around Jesus, from the beginning. He attracted them. The first thing most people knew about Jesus was that when he arrived in the village there was a pa…
Were You There? - Stations of the Cross Service
Were You There? - Stations of the Cross Service
by Christine Odell
Were you there…? A service of meditations based on the Stations of the Cross including an order of service, suggested hymns, Bible readings and 14 meditations. 2. Jesus bears his cross I watched his father, Joseph, As he fashioned the boy’s cradle. His cradle was made of the fine…
Monologue: Not your job, mate!
Monologue: Not your job, mate!
by Marjorie Dobson
Monologue: Not your job, mate! It hurts to feel rejected, especially when you’re only trying to do your best. You have a good idea. It seems to be the right thing to do. It’s certainly possible to do it and you feel you’re the right one for the job. And then – crash! You’re told,…
Strange how those, the least expected,
Strange how those, the least expected,
by Andrew Pratt
Strange how those, the least expected, offer thanks for acts of grace; while so many take for granted costly gifts as common place. Children take the care we offer, never know what love has cost, soon they grow in independence, soon the bonds of birth seem lost. Verses 3-4 follow…
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