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It’s that man again, isn’t it
It’s that man again, isn’t it
by Marjorie Dobson
Dramatic monologue: It’s that man again, isn’t it. Second Sunday of Easter Acts 2: 14a, 22 – 32 It’s that man again, isn’t it. The one who used to be just Simon, but now seems to be called Simon Peter. I don’t know how he dared to stand in front of all of us and say the things h…
JOHN: The people's bible commentary - FOLLOW ME
JOHN: The people's bible commentary - FOLLOW ME
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
FOLLOW ME Jesus warmed and dried Peter by the fire, fed him with fish and bread; then he restored him to his pastoral care of God’s people and hinted at his glorious martyrdom to come. Only one thing remains to be said, ‘Follow me’ (21:19). It is Jesus’ last word, yet also his fi…
Holding the pebble
Holding the pebble
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Holding the pebble Proper 12 year A Matthew 13: 31 – 33 That pebble was smooth, hard and cold, inanimate, unyielding, shaped by countless years of pounding seas and rocks. Like millions more, it seemed – yet not the same. (Published 2008 in Nothing Too Religious – Andrew Pr…
Gazing up to heaven
Gazing up to heaven
by Marjorie Dobson
Meditation: Gazing up into heaven Ascension Acts 1: 1-11 Gazing up into heaven can often seem much safer than coming down to earth. In the heavens there are stars and planets and vast spaces to wonder at. Lost in contemplation, the worries of the world become insignificant and fa…
JOHN: The people's bible commentary - The Spirit of the Truth
JOHN: The people's bible commentary - The Spirit of the Truth
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
The SPIRIT Of The TRUTH So far the opposition and the hatred has been predicted from ‘the world’—every human system and structure opposed to God, anything or anyone who wants to be in the centre where only God can be. Into this world of darkness, God sent his only Son to bring li…
John The People's Commentary - Bearing Witness
John The People's Commentary - Bearing Witness
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
Bearing Witness So far Jesus has made some claims through his signs, which have then been challenged by “the Jews”. He has repeated the claims directly through this discourse, arguing that he shares in God’s activity of giving life and judgment both in the present now and in the …
The temporal collage
The temporal collage
by woodbrooke - Judy Firth, Fran Cetti
This thesis argues that Quakers (members of the Religious Society of Friends) create their own ‘temporal collages’ through which they balance the competing demands on their time. In order to capture the varied qualities of Quaker time, the author portrays it as ‘polychronic’ (mul…
Coats at your feet
Coats at your feet
by Marjorie Dobson
Dramatic monologue/poem: Coats at your feet Fifth Sunday of Easter Year A Acts 7: 55 – 60 How could you just stand there watching with hatred and anger in your heart, but your eyes unaffected by the sight of that cruel death? How could you be so callous and calculating, plotting …
Prayer based on 1 Peter 1: 3-9