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With My WholeHeart - Psalm 62:4, 8
With My WholeHeart - Psalm 62:4, 8
by SPCK - James Jones
Psalm 62:4, 8 There are two hearts that are polar opposites. The cursing heart is not always plain to see. It can be well disguised, as in Psalm 55, when the person ‘having war in his heart’ can speak words ‘softer than butter’ and ‘smoother than oil, and yet be they very swords’…
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…
1 and 2 Samuel for Everyone - The Man Who Has Learned How To Be A Prophet
1 and 2 Samuel for Everyone - The Man Who Has Learned How To Be A Prophet
by SPCK - John Goldingay
The Man Who Has Learned How to Be a Prophet 2 Samuel 12: 1- 15a A pastor once came to talk to me because he had had an affair. He had actually “got away with it.” He thinks his wife never realized, but he knew he had behaved in a way that was both wrong and stupid, and he knew he…
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs for Everyone - Creation and Numbers
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs for Everyone - Creation and Numbers
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Creation and Numbers A skunk shuffled along the grass walkway beyond our patio in broad daylight the other day, which was odd because skunks are nocturnal creatures. They are beautiful but anxiety-making because of the extraordinary stink they can produce when they are threatened…
Meditation - 7th Sunday in Easter Year C
Meditation - 7th Sunday in Easter Year C
by David Middleton
Meditation – 7th Sunday in Easter Yr C One! John 17: 20-26 I stop and wonder; What it would be like to have been one of the twelve? How privileged they were to know Jesus so intimately, to be known to him personally, to be called to follow him by name, to be chosen as part of tha…
Psalms for Everyone - We've Probably All Been Rescued from Death a Few Times
Psalms for Everyone - We've Probably All Been Rescued from Death a Few Times
by SPCK - John Goldingay
We’ve Probably All Been Rescued from Death a Few Times Psalm 18: 1-24 Between us my wife and I have had four or five illnesses that would have left us dead had we lived in most contexts in human history. We have both had appendicitis that might have killed us without medical inte…
Prayer: Perceptive God
Prayer: Perceptive God
by Marjorie Dobson
Prayer: Perceptive God Perceptive God, you know our thoughts and our behaviour. You know when we are sincere and when we are deceiving ourselves. We try to do what is right. We try to live blameless lives. We believe and have confidence in you. We worship and praise you. So we tr…
Joshua, Judges and Ruth for Everyone - Welcome to the Wild Wild North
Joshua, Judges and Ruth for Everyone - Welcome to the Wild Wild North
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Welcome to the Wild Wild North JOSHUA 11: 1- 15 As you drive north from Lake Galilee on the road that leads from Jerusalem or from the Mediterranean, you can fork right and cross the Bridge of the Daughters of Jacob toward Damascus along the route that Abraham would have taken wh…
1 and 2 Samuel for Everyone - Who Can Lay Hands On Yahweh's Anointed and Get Away With It?
1 and 2 Samuel for Everyone - Who Can Lay Hands On Yahweh's Anointed and Get Away With It?
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Who Can Lay Hands on Yahweh’s Anointed and Get Away with It? 1 Samuel 26: 1- 28: 2 This past weekend the U.S. Congress passed a bill designed to reform health care in the nation. By the time you read this we will know more about how it all works out. You may not approve of Congre…
Job for Everyone - Can a Mortal Be in the Right in God's Eyes?
Job for Everyone - Can a Mortal Be in the Right in God's Eyes?
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Can a Mortal Be in the Right in God’s Eyes? Job 4: 1-21 In the heyday of the charismatic movement in Britain, like many people I used to receive short messages from God from time to time for passing on to other people, and sometimes I used to be given such messages by other peopl…
Luke for Everyone - Zechariah's Song of Praise
Luke for Everyone - Zechariah's Song of Praise
by SPCK - N T Wright
Zechariah’s Song of Praise Luke 1.57-80 Many people today can’t imagine what life would be like without a television. We are so used to it telling us what to think about all the time that, without it, some people become quite worried, lost in a world of their own unfamiliar thoug…
John The People's Commentary - Jesus' Authority & Identity
John The People's Commentary - Jesus' Authority & Identity
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
Jesus' Authority & Identity Having answered the question about why he does not quote other authorities for his teaching, Jesus goes on the offensive by directing his hearers’ attention back to the ultimate authority—Moses himself (7:19)…
Deep Church Rising - 5 Deep Faith