The Living God - God and suffering
The Living God - God and suffering
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
An almighty God: power, compassion and suffering 3 God and suffering For many people the biggest question concerns the existence of suffering and pain in the world. Our deepest intuitions tell us that things are not meant to be like this; that something’s wrong. But why should we…
PAUL AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD - Before and After Julius Caesar
PAUL AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD - Before and After Julius Caesar
by SPCK - N T Wright
2. The Reality of Empire (II) Before and After Julius Caesar Ancient Rome had had a succession of kings, the last being Tarquinus Superbus in the late sixth century BC. Legend named Rome’s first king, the founder of the city in 753 BC, as Romulus. Since, however, there is no cont…
Living Liturgies | Transition time resources for services, prayer and conversation with older people - Cooking and meals | Living Liturgies
Living Liturgies | Transition time resources for services, prayer and conversation with older people - Cooking and meals | Living Liturgies
by BRF - Caroline George
Our table is set to remind us of meal preparation at home, as well as the meal that Jesus shared with his disciples before he was arrested—a meal that is remembered in services of Holy Communion. A creative and original book of liturgies and reflections for use in worship and als…
Living Liturgies | Transition time resources for services, prayer and conversation with older people - Chairs | Living Liturgies
Living Liturgies | Transition time resources for services, prayer and conversation with older people - Chairs | Living Liturgies
by BRF - Caroline George
Our theme today is ‘chairs’. We shall spend some time imagining that Jesus is sitting in this empty chair and what we might say to him. A creative and original book of liturgies and reflections for use in worship and also pastoral ministry with older people, who are moving from t…
Living Liturgies | Transition time resources for services, prayer and conversation with older people - Tables | Living Liturgies
Living Liturgies | Transition time resources for services, prayer and conversation with older people - Tables | Living Liturgies
by BRF - Caroline George
We gather today, remembering the times we have sat at table with families and friends, with colleagues in the canteen or for times of fellowship over a cup of tea. We remember that Jesus, the Christ, sat at tables with friends and foes, and unexpected events often unfolded there.…
Living Liturgies | Transition time resources for services, prayer and conversation with older people - Water | Living Liturgies
Living Liturgies | Transition time resources for services, prayer and conversation with older people - Water | Living Liturgies
by BRF - Caroline George
Our service today has the theme of water—something we so often take for granted. We shall think of flood waters, the waters of baptism and Jesus speaking of the living water. A creative and original book of liturgies and reflections for use in worship and also pastoral ministry w…
Living Liturgies | Transition time resources for services, prayer and conversation with older people - From fire to radiators | Living Liturgies
Living Liturgies | Transition time resources for services, prayer and conversation with older people - From fire to radiators | Living Liturgies
by BRF - Caroline George
There is nothing like an open fire to gather around—although it’s perhaps not so good if you have to clear the ashes! Today we think about fires, heating and a meeting on a beach between Jesus and Peter. A creative and original book of liturgies and reflections for use in worship…
The Second Intercessions Handbook - A Word at the Beginning
The Second Intercessions Handbook - A Word at the Beginning
by SPCK - John Pritchard
A WORD AT THE BEGINNING I’m very glad you’ve found this book and I hope you find it helpful. It follows on from The Intercessions Handbook, which was an attempt to broaden the imaginative range of the intercessions we use in public worship, in small groups and in personal prayer…
Mark The Peoples' Bible Commentary - Another Gentile Healed
Mark The Peoples' Bible Commentary - Another Gentile Healed
by BRF - Dick France
Another Gentile Healed The previous story focused on the question of Jesus’ mission to Gentiles as well as Jews. Now we see him continuing in Gentile territory: Sidon, like Tyre, was Phoenician, and Decapolis was the Greek-dominated area to the east of the lake of Galilee (see on…
Simply Good News - Surprised by God
Simply Good News - Surprised by God
by SPCK - N T Wright
Surprised by God The word God is a heavy, clunky little syllable. It drops like a lead weight into otherwise cheerful conversations. It sticks in the throat like a lump of undercooked dumpling. It comes up over the horizon like a sudden cloud, blotting out the sun. The very sound…
Simply Good News - A Different Kind of God
Simply Good News - A Different Kind of God
by SPCK - N T Wright
A Different Kind of God That’s why the stories about Jesus – the four Gospels or good-news books – are quite complicated. They show Jesus not parachuting down from a great height to dispense solutions to all problems nor zapping everything into shape like some kind of Superman, b…
Simply Good News - Getting the Balance Right
Simply Good News - Getting the Balance Right
by SPCK - N T Wright
Getting the Balance Right The good news, then, is good news about the present as well as the past and the future. Despite the secular claim that all real advances in the world are the result of secular modernism, and despite the barrage of hostility launched against the church by…
Mark The People's Commentary - Panic on the Lake
Mark The People's Commentary - Panic on the Lake
by BRF - Dick France
Panic on the Lake What Jesus did next If our speculations about the insurrectionary atmosphere in the wilderness were right, the disciples, fresh from the amazing experience of the loaves and fish, may well have shared the crowd’s hopes and enthusiasm, and wanted Jesus to declare…
Simply Good News - The Return of the One God