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Lectionary Reflections - Year B - Trinity Sunday Year B
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - Trinity Sunday Year B
by SPCK - Jane Williams
Trinity Sunday Isaiah 6:1-8 Romans 8.12-17 John 3:1-17 John Donne, the great seventeenth-century Anglican poet, said in his Litanie that the doctrine of the Trinity is ‘Bones to Philosophy, but milk to faith’.1 Bones and milk are both provided by today’s readings. The belief that…
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - The Main Point
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - The Main Point
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
The Main Point Hebrews 04: 14-10: 39 The central section consists in large part a series of technically sophisticated allegorical arguments from Scripture arguing that Jesus is a suitable and effective high priest, indeed, the great high priest of “the true tent that the Lord, an…
Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - Proper 17 Year B
Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - Proper 17 Year B
by SPCK - N T Wright
Proper 17 Song of Solomon 2.8-13 James 1.17-27 Mark 7.1-8, 14-15, 21-23 The main bit missing from Mark 7 is about nullifying God’s word through human tradition. Hmmm. Granted, there are two different issues at stake here: cleanness and uncleanness (with a further subdivision: cle…
POVERTY: HOW DOES IT FEEL?
POVERTY: HOW DOES IT FEEL?
by Robert Enoch
Short (17 min) documentary about poverty and homelessness from the point of view of people experiencing it. The film looks at the causes and experience of poverty and the non-governmental organisations that help the poor get thier lives back together. The film was commissioned by…
For The Global City (words only)
For The Global City (words only)
by Norman J Goreham (1931-2021)
This hymn is based on the historical incident in 597, when Saint Augustine, sent by Pope Gregory to evangelise the English people, entered the city of Canterbury with his monks in procession, praying for mercy on the city and its people.
Shepherds Story Christmas
Shepherds Story Christmas
by Paul Welch
A puppet sketch about the Angel appearing to the shepherds to tell them about the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem. Hello, My name’s Zac and I’m a shepherd. You know, us shepherds get a tough time of it. You should see how people treat us, they completely ignore us, as if we smell or …
Jeremiah for everyone - Truth to Power