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Standby light left on Philips domestic washing machine UK
Standby light left on Philips domestic washing machine UK
by Mark Boulton
Unecessary use of energy because standby light left on after use on Philips Washing machine UK. No really definitive research has taken place but estimates from limited research in the UK and USA suggest that 3-10% of electricity is wasted by not turning appliances off at the mai…
LWPT Meditations - Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A
LWPT Meditations - Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr A Romans 12: 9-21 In chapter 12 of his letter to the Romans, Paul has reached an interesting and, I think, surprising point in his argument. Since chapter 1 he has been developing a statement regarding righteousness by faith, first of …
Lectionary Reflections Year A - The Sixth Sunday of Easter Year A
Lectionary Reflections Year A - The Sixth Sunday of Easter Year A
by SPCK - Jane Williams
The Sixth Sunday of Easter - Year A Acts 17.22–31 1 Peter 3.13–22 John 14.15–21 It is hard to tell if Paul’s famous speech at the Areopagus is a triumph or a disaster of evangelism. He has done his preparation well – one of the basic rules of preaching. He has walked around the c…
The Act of Prayer Year B - Second Sunday of Epiphany Year B
The Act of Prayer Year B - Second Sunday of Epiphany Year B
by BRF - John Birch
Second Sunday of Epiphany Year B Opening prayer You speak to us in many ways: in the quiet of our worship, the singing of our hymns, the reading of your word, the fellowship we share. Open our ears and hearts that we might hear your gentle voice and, hearing, respond…
The Second Intercessions Handbook - Intercessions in Mainstream Worship
The Second Intercessions Handbook - Intercessions in Mainstream Worship
by SPCK - John Pritchard
1 INTERCESSIONS IN MAINSTREAM WORSHIP PRACTICALITIES This is a checklist of things to consider when preparing intercessions for mainstream worship: 1 Decide what’s special about this service. Is there a main theme from the Church’s year or from local church life? Will it be a sol…
Psalms for Everyone - Answer to Prayer Phase Two
Psalms for Everyone - Answer to Prayer Phase Two
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Answer to Prayer Phase Two Psalm 30 In connection with Psalm 16, I have mentioned how a few months ago I met, fell in love with, and proposed to someone, then discovered I had prostate cancer and arranged to have surgery. We had a very moving prayer time in church, and I knew God…
CHRISTIANITY AND THE RENEWAL OF NATURE - 5c Guiding principles for environmental and economic sustainability
CHRISTIANITY AND THE RENEWAL OF NATURE - 5c Guiding principles for environmental and economic sustainability
by SPCK - Sebastian C.H. Kim and Jonathan Draper
Guiding principles for environmental and economic sustainability There are two guiding principles that seem to me to be self-evident. First, don’t use natural resources faster than they can be replenished by the planet. Second, don’t deposit wastes faster than they can be absorbe…
THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD - 21 History and Narrative
THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD - 21 History and Narrative
by SPCK - N T Wright
History and Narrative The task of the historian is not simply to assemble little clumps of ‘facts’ and hope that somebody else will integrate them. The historian’s job is to show their interconnectedness, that is, how one thing follows from another, precisely by examining the ‘in…
The Minister as Entrepreneur - 15 Feeling positive about entrepreneurs in Christian ministry
The Minister as Entrepreneur - 15 Feeling positive about entrepreneurs in Christian ministry
by SPCK - Michael Volland
Feeling positive about entrepreneurs in Christian ministry I asked each of my interviewees how they felt about the use of the term ‘entrepreneur’ in relation to Christian ministry. Without exception, all of them were positive. Roger felt that to bring the word into the vocabulary…
The Minister as Entrepreneur - 4 The Minister as Entrepreneur