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Deep Church Rising - Introduction
Deep Church Rising - Introduction
by SPCK - Andrew Walker and Robin Parry
Introduction Recovering the Roots of Christian Orthodoxy Christianity is now on sale in multiform shapes and sizes. Competing in the open market with other religions, there is a bewildering yet broad choice of “real” and “best” Christianities for anyone who wants to buy…
Deep Church Rising - Introduction Part 2: Deep Church
Deep Church Rising - Introduction Part 2: Deep Church
by SPCK - Andrew Walker and Robin Parry
Introduction Part 2: Deep Church Deep Church Rising Recovering the Roots of Christian Orthodoxy On 8 February 1952, C. S. Lewis wrote a letter to the Church Times defending the supernatural basis of the gospel, which he strongly felt was being undermined by modernism…
The Womens' Bible Commentary - The Women of Philippi
The Womens' Bible Commentary - The Women of Philippi
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
The Women of Philippi Luke’s narrative of Paul in Philippi illustrates how different kinds of women were affected by Paul’s imperializing teaching. The narrative opens with a gathering of women to pray at the river; this underscores again Brooten’s contention that there were wome…
How God Became King - 5c Looking for the Right Thing
How God Became King - 5c Looking for the Right Thing
by SPCK - N T Wright
Looking for the Right Thing At this point we have to be careful and once more get some critical distance from the main streams of our own recent traditions. It all depends on looking for the right thing. It has been popular for well over a hundred years to see the explicitly high…
How God Became King - 9e Kingdom, Cross and Church
How God Became King - 9e Kingdom, Cross and Church
by SPCK - N T Wright
Kingdom, Cross and Church The third speaker invites us to listen to one particular dimension of the music of the gospels. This dimension, we recall, highlights the story of Jesus heard as the story of the launching of God’s renewed people…
Sensing God - Christmas 1 – Owned faith
Sensing God - Christmas 1 – Owned faith
by Stella Bristow
Christmas 1 – Owned faith Call to worship (1) Voice 1: It’s a boy Voice 2: A Bar Mitzvah boy Voice 3: learning the trade of a carpenter Voice 4 Just like his father Voice 1 How bread is made and fish prepared Voice 2 Just like his mother All voices: The hope of the world…
The Womens' Bible Commentary - God as "Father"
The Womens' Bible Commentary - God as "Father"
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
God as “Father” In addition to bringing about people’s transformation from the status of minor children under guardianship of the law to that of mature heirs able to enjoy their inheritance (see above on 3:23–26), the coming of Christ has other consequences as well…
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 204
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 204
by Twelvebaskets Ltd
A selection of commentary, reflection and prayer ideas from various Christian authors and the full bible texts from the NRSV for this week's lectionary. NOW INCLUDING SERIALISED BOOKS FROM SPCK AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM BRF. Check below for details. Subscribe to Fresh Thoughts For S…
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Passion Narrative