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Isaiah for everyone - On Following God’s Prompting
Isaiah for everyone - On Following God’s Prompting
by SPCK - John Goldingay
On Following God’s Prompting We were at a singer-songwriter venue and the singer’s last song was about her mother’s death two or three years ago. The song title referred to the year of her mother’s birth, which was the same birth year of someone who was with us. She later told us…
The Act of Prayer Year C - Second Sunday of Epiphany Year C
The Act of Prayer Year C - Second Sunday of Epiphany Year C
by BRF - John Birch
Second Sunday of Epiphany Year C Opening prayer In our worship today, let us remember that the love of God for his people and for his church knows no limits. The psalmist talks of God’s love reaching up to the heavens and his justice to the depth of the ocean, and yet God blesses…
Lectio Divina the Sacred Art - 14 Afterword
Lectio Divina the Sacred Art - 14 Afterword
by Christine Valters Painter
AFTERWORD The purpose of contemplative practice is cultivation of freedom and compassion. As we grow in inner freedom, we become less caught up in the demands of life. We begin to let go of our compulsions to grow ever busier. As we learn to welcome in the full spectrum of our ow…
Jeremiah for everyone - I Don't Trust You
Jeremiah for everyone - I Don't Trust You
by SPCK - John Goldingay
I Don't Trust You In the latter years of my first wife’s life, from time to time I’d attempt to confront God about the way she was increasingly affected by her multiple sclerosis. God was inclined to be equally confrontational in his response (I could get away with a cry of pain …
Jeremiah for everyone - Settle Down