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Psalms for Everyone - Did You Have Your Eyes Shut, Then?
Psalms for Everyone - Did You Have Your Eyes Shut, Then?
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Did You Have Your Eyes Shut, Then? Psalm 37: 21-40 There’s a poem by Jacqueline Osherow in which she imagines a Jewish boy who has learned the Psalms by heart saying them at Auschwitz and puzzling over Psalm 37 (“Psalm 37 at Auschwitz,” in Dead Men’s Praise [New York: Grove Press…
Meeting God in MARK - The beginning of the Gospel -2
Meeting God in MARK - The beginning of the Gospel -2
by SPCK - Rowan Williams
The beginning of the Gospel The Gospel according to St Mark can seem like something of a Cinderella among the Gospels. For many hundreds of years it was used in public worship far less than any other of the Gospels. It never attracted the great – indeed the encyclopaedic – commen…
PAUL AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD - Philemon and the Study of Paul
PAUL AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD - Philemon and the Study of Paul
by SPCK - N T Wright
Part 1: PAUL AND HIS WORLD Chapter One RETURN OF THE RUNAWAY? 2 Philemon and the Study of Paul (i) Introduction This brief study of the small masterpiece we call the letter to Philemon has introduced us, in an actual example, to most of the topics we face as we move towards a ful…
Psalms for Everyone - I Can't Wait
Psalms for Everyone - I Can't Wait
by SPCK - John Goldingay
I Can’t Wait Psalm 25 “We can’t wait till you come to see us next year,” a friend in the Philippines said. “I can’t wait till the concert on Saturday,” a singer-songwriter said. “We can’t wait to meet your new wife,” a friend said. “I can’t wait for Christmas,” another friend sai…
Journeying with Matthew Lectionary Year A - Advent
Journeying with Matthew Lectionary Year A - Advent
by SPCK - Woodward, Gooder and Pryce
1 Advent Exploring the text Matthew is a good Gospel for Advent. It contrasts strongly with Mark, which is profoundly unhelpful in Advent. Barely has Mark’s Gospel begun before John the Baptist and Jesus burst onto the scene and begin the story in earnest. Matthew’s Gospel is ver…
A Bit Like Jesus - The story of the Caring Samaritan
A Bit Like Jesus - The story of the Caring Samaritan
by SPCK - Robin Gill
WEEK 4 Care The story of the Caring Samaritan Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. ‘Teacher,’ he said, ‘what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ He said to him, ‘What is written in the law? What do you read there?’ He answered, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all you…
Meditation - 7th Sunday in Easter Year C
Meditation - 7th Sunday in Easter Year C
by David Middleton
Meditation – 7th Sunday in Easter Yr C One! John 17: 20-26 I stop and wonder; What it would be like to have been one of the twelve? How privileged they were to know Jesus so intimately, to be known to him personally, to be called to follow him by name, to be chosen as part of tha…
The Gospel According to twilight - Those Who Must Be Obeyed
The Gospel According to twilight - Those Who Must Be Obeyed
by SPCK - Elaine Heath
Those Who Must Be Obeyed Chapter 7 The Volturi and the Corruption of Power The first time we read of the Cullens a mere handful of pages into Twilight, we encounter the language of the angelic. The Cullens are beautiful in the manner of angels in a Renaissance masterpiece. With t…
Romans 10:11-13
Romans 10:11-13
by BigBible
Created by Jo Brown. As Scripture says, "Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame."For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile--the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him,for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."…
Sketch:Doing the right thing.
Sketch:Doing the right thing.
by Bob Cooper
SKETCH: DOING THE RIGHT THING: Simon meets his old friend Jacob in the Synagogue. Simon is looking rather downhearted (Based upon Luke 7:36-50). Jacob: Hello Simon, good to see you. But why are you looking so glum. Simon: O, hello Jacob; you’re right I’m feeling a bit off colour.…
Journeying with Luke - Ordinary Time 2