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Letters to London - 6 Bonhoeffer’s return to Germany and his letters to London
Letters to London - 6 Bonhoeffer’s return to Germany and his letters to London
by SPCK - Stephen J.Plant and Toni Burrowes-Cromwell
Bonhoeffer’s return to Germany and his letters to London Bonhoeffer returned to Germany on 15 April 1935, immediately following his Scottish tour. On 26 April he opened the seminary in Zingst, on the Baltic Sea coast (it would move to Finkenwalde in June)…
Great Christian Thinkers - 22 Aphraates, “The Sage”
Great Christian Thinkers - 22 Aphraates, “The Sage”
by SPCK - Pope Benedict XVI
Aphraates, “The Sage” In our excursion into the world of the Fathers of the Church, I guide you today to a little-known part of this universe of faith, in the territories where the Semitic-language churches flourished, still uninfluenced by Greek thought… Taken from Great Christi…
Parallel Lives of Jesus - 6 The Gospel according to John
Parallel Lives of Jesus - 6 The Gospel according to John
by SPCK - Edward Adams
The Gospel according to John The Fourth Gospel shares features of the genre of ancient biography with the Synoptic Gospels (size, structure, narrative focus on one individual). Like the Synoptics, John’s Gospel constitutes an ancient “life” of Jesus. It also has in common with th…
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."…
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