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How God Became King - 10e Temple, Kingdom and Cross
How God Became King - 10e Temple, Kingdom and Cross
by SPCK - N T Wright
Temple, Kingdom and Cross One particular symbol stood high above all others in first-century Palestinian Judaism. Indeed, it stood proudly upon a hill, where it could not be hidden. The Temple in Jerusalem was not simply a ‘religious’ building in our modern sense or even in the s…
Imagining the Lectionary: Envisioning the Kingdom of God (Epiphany 4A)
Imagining the Lectionary: Envisioning the Kingdom of God (Epiphany 4A)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Envisioning the Kingdom of God (Epiphany 4A) Reflection accompanying image: "Jackdaws with text “disciples need sharp all-round vision” These Jackdaws have sharp, all-round vision. Working together they have all the angles covered and never seem to…
God is working his purpose out
God is working his purpose out
by Michael Docker
'God is working his purpose out as year succeeds to year' This is the cry of faith of all who believe that God's Day draws near. As violence rampages around they sing that the Day shall be When the earth shall be filled with the glory of God as the waters cover the sea. Still in …
Simply Jesus - Stories that explain and a message that transforms
Simply Jesus - Stories that explain and a message that transforms
by SPCK - N T Wright
Stories that explain and a message that transforms Jesus, as we saw, had one particular method of explaining what was going on. As part of his campaign, he told stories. Not just any old stories. These stories were, for the most part, not ‘illustrations’, preachers’ tricks to dec…
Imagining the Lectionary: Our Cinderella Mission (Epiphany 4B)
Imagining the Lectionary: Our Cinderella Mission (Epiphany 4B)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Our Cinderella Mission (Epiphany 4B) Reflection accompanying images: “Our Cinderella mission” “Lost shoe in gutter 1” and “Lost shoe in gutter 2” Coming across this solitary red shoe in the gutter my attention was held by the strangeness of the sight, an…
Prayer:God of the harvest
Prayer:God of the harvest
by Marjorie Dobson
Prayer: God of the harvest God of the harvest, we pray for all those who work the land, farming with crops and animals to provide food for our tables. Their work is hard and demanding. They often feel under-valued and at the mercy of market forces that set prices, which make it d…
Lent for Everyone Year A - Tuesday: First Week in Lent Year A
Lent for Everyone Year A - Tuesday: First Week in Lent Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
WEEK 1: TUESDAY Matthew 6; focused on 6.5 –15 At the very heart of Jesus’ vision of the kingdom – of heaven’s kingdom coming on earth – we have a picture of one person, secretly in their own room, praying. Prayer is a mystery. I’ve often heard people saying, with a sneer, ‘It doe…
Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - Proper 23 Year B
Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - Proper 23 Year B
by SPCK - N T Wright
Proper 23 Job 23.1-9, 16-17 Hebrews 4.12-16 Mark 10.17-31 Two moments jump out at us from this intense little drama. Jesus looks at the man and loves him; not, perhaps, our natural reaction to someone claiming to keep six out of ten commandments perfectly. (A pity Job 23.11–12 is…
How God Became King - 7 The Clash of the Kingdoms
How God Became King - 7 The Clash of the Kingdoms
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Clash of the Kingdoms Speakers two and three need, as we have seen, to be turned down a bit. Their volume has been too shrill over the past few generations, and we lose thereby not only the real music they are playing – the gospels really are telling the story of Jesus as the…
Holy Week 2: Good Friday judges the Church
Holy Week 2: Good Friday judges the Church
by David Perry
Holy Week 2: Good Friday judges the Church Reflection accompanying image “The curtain of the temple was torn in two” and "You can't evict an idea". On Good Friday in Jerusalem, as Jesus died, we are told that the sky went dark, an earthquake struck, and the curtain in the Temple …
glimpses of glory - Christmas Day - Year C