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Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs for Everyone - Arrogance Goes before Shattering
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs for Everyone - Arrogance Goes before Shattering
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Arrogance Goes before Shattering So I wrote a third draft and I now have responses from some other members of our church council, and I must finalize and send the message later today. In a sense it’s easy enough to think through the issues, but it may be harder to work out exactl…
The Act of Prayer Year C - First Sunday of Christmas - Year C
The Act of Prayer Year C - First Sunday of Christmas - Year C
by BRF - John Birch
The First Sunday of Christmas Year C Opening prayer A lot has happened in the last week. Some of us have spent time travelling to visit family and old friends. Gifts and greetings have been exchanged; carols have been sung to remind us of the birth of the Christ-child. Now a sens…
The Joy Of God's Word
The Joy Of God's Word
by Norman J Goreham (1931-2021)
This hymn is based on the prayer of the Venerable Bede (673-735), teacher of the faith and translator of the Scriptures: “I pray you, good Jesus, that, as you have given me the grace to drink in with joy the word that gives knowledge of you, so, in your goodness, you will grant m…
Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - Proper 19 Year B
Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - Proper 19 Year B
by SPCK - N T Wright
Proper 19 Proverbs 1.20-33 James 3.1-12 Mark 8.27-38 The first nine chapters of Proverbs introduce two personified figures: Lady Wisdom and Mistress Folly. Both appeal to ‘the sons of men’; we had better not try, in the interests of inclusivity, to flatten out the genders, since …
Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - Proper 15 Year B
Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - Proper 15 Year B
by SPCK - N T Wright
Proper 15 1 Kings 2.10-12; 3.3-14 Ephesians 5.15-20 John 6.51-58 A glance at the bits of 1 Kings 1—3 which are not read in this sequence will explain why Solomon so desperately needed wisdom. His father’s victories, though remarkable, could not be relied on for long-term security…
Mark The Peoples' Bible Commentary - Hard Sayings
Mark The Peoples' Bible Commentary - Hard Sayings
by BRF - Dick France
Hard Sayings These verses contain a collection of sayings, probably originally independent of each other, which are linked by ‘catch-words’: stumbling, fire, salt. They draw out some of the demands and the perils of discipleship, and warn against an easy, lax approach which refus…
Mark The Peoples' Bible Commentary - What is Purity?