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Still Caring - But they're my responsibility
Still Caring - But they're my responsibility
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
3 But they’re my responsibility Honour your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you. (Exodus 20.12) Each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. (Ephesians 5.33) Whoever w…
Still Caring - Down with guilt!
Still Caring - Down with guilt!
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
16 Down with guilt Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. (Romans 8.1) When the person you’ve been caring for goes into a residential facility, people often say things like, ‘You can get on with your life now.’ They think that you’ve acquired a…
Still Caring - Mrs Fix-it gives up
Still Caring - Mrs Fix-it gives up
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
35 Mrs Fixit gives up Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life? Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest? (Luke 12.25 –26) Are your shoulders, like mine, bent with the burden you are carrying? There is another way, and last week…
Still Caring - Trouble at mill
Still Caring - Trouble at mill
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
20 Trouble at mill Blessed are those who have regard for the weak. (Psalm 41.1a) There was a new resident on my husband’s corridor. She became upset when she was left on her own and cried out. This was distressing to the other residents and my husband told me about it. Several ti…
Numbers in the Bible Assembly Collection - The Paralysed Man Assembly
Numbers in the Bible Assembly Collection - The Paralysed Man Assembly
by Christian Assembly Team
The Paralysed Man (4 and 1) Bible ref: Mark 2:1-12 If you have time find photographs of equipment that help people who are paralysed for projecting in the assembly as a lot of children will not have seen the items before... Story About the same time that Jesus was born in Bethleh…
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 11. Hi ho, hi ho!
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 11. Hi ho, hi ho!
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
ONE DAY AT A TIME Meditations for Carers 11. Hi ho, hi ho! Matthew 16.24 Many of us tried, in the early days, to explain away the symptoms in our loved ones. We grasped the flimsy straws of the good days and then crashed and burned when our hopes were dashed by another clear sign…
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 183
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 183
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…
Mere Apologetics - 8d Working the Angles: Applying the Case Studies
Mere Apologetics - 8d Working the Angles: Applying the Case Studies
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
Working the Angles: Applying the Case Studies In the previous two sections of this chapter we have explored some themes relating to two classic questions of Christian apologetics and identified some components of answers to two important anxieties about faith. But apologetics is …
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 208
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 208
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 - Levirate Marriage
The Women's Bible Commentary - Levirate Marriage
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Levirate Marriage In numerous preindustrial societies, a male relative of a deceased man is expected to marry or to have sex with the dead man’s widow. Such relationships, called “levirate” from the Latin levir, “brother-in-law,” vary in form and purpose from culture to culture…
embodying mark - 3 Following the Healer