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Psalms for Everyone Part 2 - Restore Us Again
Psalms for Everyone Part 2 - Restore Us Again
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Restore Us Again Psalm 85 It is easy for me as a Brit to be resentful of the U.S. media’s critiques of Britain and Europe. “Why do they think it’s their business to criticize when the United States can’t solve its own problems?” I wonder. “Are the British media so critical of the…
Praying for Jerusalem, Praying for Grace
Praying for Jerusalem, Praying for Grace
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Praying for Jerusalem, Praying for Grace Psalm 122-123 When people would ask me what I expected to miss about leaving England to move to the United States, I would say that one of the main things was proximity to Israel. From London I could get there in four hours or so, and I us…
Psalms for Everyone - Who Is Really God (and Do you Treat Him as Such?)
Psalms for Everyone - Who Is Really God (and Do you Treat Him as Such?)
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Who Is Really God (and Do You Treat Him as Such)? Psalm 29 Without being fully aware of what she was doing, on the eve of her daughter’s wedding my innocent, soon-to-be wife agreed with her prospective son-in-law’s mother (who was the matriarch of a large, Mexican, Roman Catholic…
Genesis for Everyone Part 1 - Better with Abraham and Sarah than in Egypt
Genesis for Everyone Part 1 - Better with Abraham and Sarah than in Egypt
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Better with Abraham and Sarah than in Egypt Genesis 16: 8-16 Toward the last years of my time as a seminary principal in England, the demands of the job took a toll on me. One reason you get paid more if you are the boss of anything is that you are the person who lies awake at ni…
Psalms for Everyone - Who Can I Turn To?
Psalms for Everyone - Who Can I Turn To?
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Who Can I Turn To? Psalm 4 We were at the farmer’s market (in Britain one would call it a street market). I really wanted new potatoes, which the New York Times had assured me should be available, but I was not surprised that East Coast information on such matters does not necess…
Lectionary Reflection Year C - Proper 23 Year C
Lectionary Reflection Year C - Proper 23 Year C
by SPCK - Jane Williams
Proper 23 2 Kings 5.1–3, 7–15c 2 Timothy 2.8–15 Luke 17.11–19 The story of Naaman has got everything. To begin with, the hero is a thoroughly likeable character. (Well, I suppose you could argue that Elisha is the real hero of the story, and no one could call him exactly likeable…
Isaiah for Everyone - A Sign of Hope
Isaiah for Everyone - A Sign of Hope
by SPCK - John Goldingay
A Sign of Hope My wife’s son-in-law returned yesterday from one of his recurrent trips to meet with Darfuri refugees in Chad to encourage them, show some interest on the part of people from the United States, and look for ways of advocating for them. The focus of activity on this…
She's the one Christ should have hated
She's the one Christ should have hated
by Andrew Pratt
3rd Sunday in Lent Hymn: She’s the one Christ should have hated She’s the one Christ should have hated, every law set her apart, woman, foreign, faith betrayer, yet compassion warmed his heart. Was he thirsty? Human nature giving us a reason why... Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Word…
John The People's Commentary - Jesus' Authority & Identity
John The People's Commentary - Jesus' Authority & Identity
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
Jesus' Authority & Identity Having answered the question about why he does not quote other authorities for his teaching, Jesus goes on the offensive by directing his hearers’ attention back to the ultimate authority—Moses himself (7:19)…
Isaiah for everyone - Three Ways a Prophet Speaks
Isaiah for everyone - Three Ways a Prophet Speaks
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Three Ways a Prophet Speaks It’s Pentecost Sunday. I came home from church with some mixed feelings. There were fewer people in church than usual (it happens also to be a holiday weekend), but the day had a sense of celebration, including red balloons flying from the pews. People…
Celtic Christian Spirituality - 11 Blessing as a Way of Life (Chapter 8)
Celtic Christian Spirituality - 11 Blessing as a Way of Life (Chapter 8)
by Skylight- Mary C.Earle
Blessing as a Way of Life Throughout the writings and prayers that we receive from the Celtic Christian tradition, life is known as a blessing and a gift. We come from the Holy One, whose essence is infinite goodness… Taken from Celtic Christian Spirituality by Annotation by Mary…
Online Mission and Ministry - Building an online community
Online Mission and Ministry - Building an online community
by SPCK - Pam Smith
Building an online community Even if your vision is for a project run solely by yourself, it is worth thinking about community. The online world is full of abandoned Christian sites, sadly forsaken and clogged up with adverts and spam posts which say nothing about the Christian m…
Meditation - 1st Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
Meditation - 1st Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
by David Middleton
Meditation – 1st Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C Sunday after Epiphany God’s Beloved Luke 3: 15-17, 21-22 Isaiah 43: 1-7 This is my beloved son In him I am well pleased! O how some of us long to hear such words Lord; How we long to be wanted, To be claimed as beloved children, To…
LWPT Meditations - Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
LWPT Meditations - Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr C Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 Psalm 66:1-12 2nd Timothy 2:8-15 Luke 17:11-19 It is sometimes trials and difficulties that draw us closer to God, or that are instrumental in our salvation. Of the ten lepers whom Jesus healed of their terrible di…
Hymn: Grace and peace to all God's people
Hymn: Grace and peace to all God's people
by Andrew Pratt
Grace and peace to all God's people from the Word before all worlds, all transcendent cosmic lover, in our presence grace unfolds. Born into the world among us, Christ the Word, incarnate Love knowing human strength and weakness, raise our eyes to things above. Verses 3-4 follows…
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - The Third Sunday of Lent Year A
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - The Third Sunday of Lent Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Third Sunday of Lent - Year A Exodus 17.1–7 Romans 5.1–11 John 4.5–42 John’s great sprawling story (what an excellent move to have some of Jesus’ Johannine encounters in full during Lent) offers food for thought at every level. The antipathy between Jews and Samaritans wa…
Psalms for Everyone - How to Pray for the Government