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Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 34 Resurrection and Ethics
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 34 Resurrection and Ethics
by SPCK-Kenneth E. Bailey
Resurrection and Ethics In each of the four previous essays Paul placed his theological teachings in the centre of the essay and positioned the ethical problem under discussion on the outside, around that centre. For example, in the first essay the ethical problem was the Corinth…
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 35 Resurrection
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 35 Resurrection
by SPCK-Kenneth E. Bailey
Resurrection Adam and Christ—The Nature of the Resurrected Body A great deal of thoughtful scholarship has gone into the interpretation of Paul’s homily “Resurrection: Adam and Christ—The Nature of the Resurrected Body.”1 Our goal is to look carefully at the rhetorical style Paul…
LWPT Meditations - Fourth Sunday of Easter - Year A
LWPT Meditations - Fourth Sunday of Easter - Year A
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – Fourth Sunday of Easter Year A Acts 2:42-47 Psalm 23 1st Peter 2:19-25 John 10:1-10 The nation of Israel had long known that God was their shepherd. David, the shepherd turned king, portrayed God as a loving, all-providing, protecting shepherd in his famous psalm (P…
LWPT Meditations - Third Sunday of Easter - Year A
LWPT Meditations - Third Sunday of Easter - Year A
by Susan Thorne
Meditation –Third Sunday of Easter Year A Acts 2:14a, 36-41 Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19 1st Peter 1:17-23 Luke 24:13-35 The first disciples of Jesus had only the Old Testament; the New Testament was still to be written. When they came to preach the good news about their risen Lord, they…
The Act of Prayer Year C - Proper 6 - Year C
The Act of Prayer Year C - Proper 6 - Year C
by BRF - John Birch
Proper 6 Year C Opening prayer In the meeting of our lives, Lord, be the focus of all we are; in the singing of the hymns, the prayers that we shall make, the reading of your word and the preaching of the same. In the meeting of our lives, Lord, be the focus of all we are…
Revelation bible study guide - The Thousand Year Reign and the Final Judgment
Revelation bible study guide - The Thousand Year Reign and the Final Judgment
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Thousand Year Reign And The Final Judgment Revelation 20 After I published my book Surprised by Hope, I had a number of letters and emails from people telling me their experiences with thinking it through, leading study groups on it and in some cases preaching in the new way …
Hymn: We will hail the name of Jesus
Hymn: We will hail the name of Jesus
by Michael Docker
We will hail the name of Jesus, Lord of life, of death and birth; We'll proclaim his healing spirit Over all the wounds of earth: We'll proclaim him, (we'll proclaim him) Over all the wounds of earth. We will stand by Christ for ever, Hail his rising, his return, We'll proclaim h…
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - The Second Sunday Before Advent Year B
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - The Second Sunday Before Advent Year B
by SPCK - Jane Williams
The Second Sunday Before Advent Daniel 12.1-3. Hebrews 10.11-25 Mark 13.1-8 All of today’s readings are set against the background of a disintegrating world, and all see that as something joyful. Daniel and Mark seem to be talking about the future, though there is no indication a…
Great Christian Thinkers - 46 Symeon The New Theologian
Great Christian Thinkers - 46 Symeon The New Theologian
by SPCK - Pope Benedict XVI
Symeon The New Theologian Also bearing reflection from this period is an Eastern monk, Symeon the New Theologian, whose writings have had a notable influence on the theology and spirituality of the East, in particular with regard to the experience of mystical union with God… Take…
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - The Sixth Sunday of Easter Year B
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - The Sixth Sunday of Easter Year B
by SPCK - Jane Williams
The Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 10.44-48 1John 5.1-6 John 15.9-17 The desire for certainty goes very deep, and all of today’s readings look at that longing with sympathy, though the answers they give are as challenging as they are reassuring. In the Gospel, Jesus is at last givin…
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - The Fifth Sunday of Easter Year B
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - The Fifth Sunday of Easter Year B
by SPCK - Jane Williams
The Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 8.26-40 1John 4.7-21 John 15.1-8 The writings of John, both in the Gospel and the epistles, are bafflingly determined not to come down on one side or the other of the ‘chicken or egg’ question. Which comes first, love of God or love of our neighbou…
In the dark a light is rising
In the dark a light is rising
by Michael Docker
In the dark a light is rising, Powers of dark and dread surprising, Worlds of fear and pain unbinding, This we see through Christ the Lord In the dawn a light is shining; Shades of grey to gold are turning, Lives once lost new purpose finding; This we see in Christ the Lord. In t…
Jesus Christ the sure Foundation
Jesus Christ the sure Foundation
by Michael Docker
Jesus Christ the sure foundation, Christ the head, the corner-stone, Christ the first-born, Christ in whom all Things are reconciled to God: This the Church’s proclamation; This its hope-forged lightning-rod. In the mystery of belonging, Loved, forgiven, held and free; In the joy…
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