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Journeying with Luke - Ordinary Time 1
Journeying with Luke - Ordinary Time 1
by SPCK - Woodward, Gooder and Pryce
7 Ordinary Time 1 Exploring the text Ordinary Time, the time that falls between Epiphany and the start of Lent and between Pentecost Sunday and the kingdom season, gains its name not from what we think of as the meaning of ordinary (i.e. everyday) but from the Latin term tempus o…
Journeying with Luke - The Sundays before Lent
Journeying with Luke - The Sundays before Lent
by SPCK - Woodward, Gooder and Pryce
3 The Sundays before Lent Exploring the text One of the themes which the passages we explore during Christmas and Epiphany bring to the fore is the question ‘Who is this Jesus?’ Who is the Jesus that the shepherds are summoned to visit? Who is the Jesus who can converse with his …
Journeying with Luke - Further Reading
Journeying with Luke - Further Reading
by SPCK - Woodward, Gooder and Pryce
Further reading There are many good commentaries on Luke’s Gospel. The one you choose will be down to your own personal taste. The list below is not exhaustive but includes some of the most important works. Lighter commentaries...
Journeying with Luke - Preface: What is this book about?
Journeying with Luke - Preface: What is this book about?
by SPCK - Woodward, Gooder and Pryce
Preface: What is this book about? The Revised Common Lectionary has established itself both in Anglican parishes and other denominations as the framework within which the Bible is read on Sundays in public worship. It follows a three-year pattern, taking each of the synoptic Gosp…
Reflection: Royalty
Reflection: Royalty
by Marjorie Dobson
Psalm 99 Reflection: Royalty In our so-called civilised world, evil leaders rule with cruelty, violence and a total disregard for the welfare of their people. Other, manipulative people prefer to be the power behind their leader’s throne and use cunning, political scheming, bribe…
Drama: A big question
Drama: A big question
by Marjorie Dobson
Exodus 34: 29-35 Drama: A big question (A dialogue between mother and child. Identity can easily be changed to any related adult) Mum, who’s that man? He’s a special man, dear. Why is he special Mum? Because he’s our leader, love. What’s his name, Mum? Is that special too? All ou…
Paul for Everyone Romans part 2 - Final Blessing
Paul for Everyone Romans part 2 - Final Blessing
by SPCK - N T Wright
Final Blessing ROMANS 16.25-27 I watched as the children played in the swimming pool. The water was about four feet deep. Three of them stood side by side, with linked arms. Then they squatted down, with only their noses above water, and two others climbed on to their shoulders. …
Reflection/Poem: Thankful for the Law
Reflection/Poem: Thankful for the Law
by Marjorie Dobson
Reflection/Poem: Thankful for the Law For those of us who live in settled lands, have homes and families and reasonable stability, make money for our basic needs although it never seems enough, embrace democracy whilst grumbling against the government and are thankful that we do …
Prayer: God of the church
Prayer: God of the church
by Marjorie Dobson
Prayer: God of the church God of the church, you call us to be your body in the world and we are sorry that so often we forget what that means. Without a physical body, your Spirit is still alive in the world, but spiritual comfort and help is not all that hurting people need. Th…
Poem: Look to the heavens
Poem: Look to the heavens
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Look to the heavens If the heavens speak of the glory of God and the skies show God’s handiwork, then wherever we are on this planet we can look up and know that God is communicating with us. No need of language. No need of speech. The glory that is above us... Continues ©M…
Poem: Local lad
Poem: Local lad
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Local lad (This poem could be split into several voices and almost read as a conversation – or a gossiping session!) Local lad made good, he was. Or so they thought when he first came back to them. Their carpenter’s son with a reputation for being clever, ever since childho…
Paul for Everyone Romans part 2 - Introduction
Paul for Everyone Romans part 2 - Introduction
by SPCK - N T Wright
INTRODUCTION On the very first occasion when someone stood up in public to tell people about Jesus, he made it very clear: this message is for everyone. It was a great day – sometimes called the birthday of the church. The great wind of God’s spirit had swept through Jesus’ follo…
Drama: A tricky situation
Drama: A tricky situation
by Marjorie Dobson
Drama: A tricky situation I’ll never forget the look on my master’s face when I took that jar to him and he tasted what I thought was water. I’d been dreading his reaction. After all, I was the one who’d drawn the water and I knew what I’d put in that jar. How on earth could it p…
Poem: Choosing gifts with care
Poem: Choosing gifts with care
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Choosing gifts with care Choosing gifts with care for someone who is loved means taking into account character, abilities, interests and talents. Buying an exercise bike for a frail elderly aunt might not be a good idea. Treating a three-year-old child to a gourmet dinner a…
Prayer: Great God, your love
Prayer: Great God, your love
by Marjorie Dobson
Prayer: Great God, your love Great God, your love is so vast that it stretches beyond the boundaries of our imagination. We look to the skies and cannot see the extremities of space, yet your faithfulness exceeds those limits. We explore the depths of the oceans, but your justice…
Poem: Speaking out
Poem: Speaking out
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Speaking out If a long-ago prophet could not keep silent about the virtues of a city, so righteous in his day, but torn by strife in our time; how is it that we, who know the extent of the love of God, as shown in the life and death of Jesus, Continues... ©Marjorie Dobson
Paul for Everyone Romans part 1 - Introduction
Paul for Everyone Romans part 1 - Introduction
by SPCK - N T Wright
INTRODUCTION On the very first occasion when someone stood up in public to tell people about Jesus, he made it very clear: this message is for everyone. It was a great day – sometimes called the birthday of the church. The great wind of God’s spirit had swept through Jesus’ follo…
Imagining the Lectionary: Open Hands (Epiphany)