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Fresh Thoughts for Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 68 14/06/15
Fresh Thoughts for Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 68 14/06/15
by Twelvebaskets Ltd
A selection of commentary, reflection and prayer ideas from various Christian authors and the full bible texts from the NRSV for this week's lectionary. NOW INCLUDING SERIALISED BOOKS FROM SPCK AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM BRF. Check below for details. Subscribe to Fresh Thoughts For S
The Things He Carried - 6. The Sins of the World
The Things He Carried - 6. The Sins of the World
by SPCK - Stephen Cottrell
THE THINGS HE CARRIED 6. The Sins of the World He carried the sins of the world. He carried the harsh words that I reserve for those I love most. He carried the bruising resentfulness of my pride. He carried every one of the petty excuses that I use to defend myself. He carried t
The Things He Carried - The Things He Carried Prayer
The Things He Carried - The Things He Carried Prayer
by SPCK - Stephen Cottrell
THE THINGS HE CARRIED A Prayer Loving God, your Son Jesus Christ carried us to the cross and shed his blood for us and brought us into new community with you: Help us to follow in his way... Taken from The Things He Carried by Stephen Cottrell. Published by SPCK
Walking Backwards to Christmas - Annunciation: a poem
Walking Backwards to Christmas - Annunciation: a poem
by SPCK - Stephen Cottrell
Annunciation: a poem There is only one thing that prevents The gentle movement, heaven into earth: Not the fear which godly greeting brings, Nor cold presumption (God could never speak), Nor empty tomb, nor barren heart,…
Walking Backwards to Christmas - Acknowledgements
Walking Backwards to Christmas - Acknowledgements
by SPCK - Stephen Cottrell
Acknowledgements I am grateful to Joanna Moriarty and Alison Barr at SPCK and other colleagues here in Chelmsford for their encouragement with this book. Richard Harries introduced me to the paintings of Albert Herbert. You can find out more in his book The Image of Christ in Mod
Barefoot Prayers - The Voice of Prayer
Barefoot Prayers - The Voice of Prayer
by SPCK - Stephen Cherry
An introduction in three parts The voice of prayer Prayer is an extremely common human activity. As John Ellerton put it in a famous hymn, ‘the voice of prayer is never silent / nor dies the strain of praise away’.1 It takes myriad forms and transpires in countless contexts. Yet
Barefoot Prayers - Week 3 - Occasions
Barefoot Prayers - Week 3 - Occasions
by SPCK - Stephen Cherry
Week 3 OCCASIONS Prayer is often connected to occasions, whether they are special occasions or rites of passage. There is a deep intuition behind this and it helps us to find direction and draw the whole of ourselves – mind, body and spirit – into the moments, hours and days that
Barefoot Prayers - Week 4 - Puzzles
Barefoot Prayers - Week 4 - Puzzles
by SPCK - Stephen Cherry
Week 4 Puzzles Life raises questions. It creates predicaments. It leads to situations that are not easily resolved and conflicts that refuse to be reconciled. Life is full of puzzles: and our prayer should embrace and hold some of the puzzles that we experience...
Barefoot Prayers - Week 1 - Gatherings
Barefoot Prayers - Week 1 - Gatherings
by SPCK - Stephen Cherry
Week 1 GATHERINGS This collection begins on the Sunday before Lent. Lent is itself a season of preparation, but even preparation can benefit from preparation. Shrove Tuesday is the focus of this, and can helpfully take the form of a day of clearing out and carnival. It begins on
Barefoot Prayers - Barefoot praying
Barefoot Prayers - Barefoot praying
by SPCK - Stephen Cherry
An introduction in three parts Barefoot praying Prayer is what happens when humility meets grace, or rather, when humility is met by grace. People today shy away from the virtue of humility for fear that to get close to it will make them weak in the face of hostile others, or in
Barefoot Prayers - When the silence stops
Barefoot Prayers - When the silence stops
by SPCK - Stephen Cherry
An introduction in three parts When the silence stops Let me come clean. This collection of prayers, some of which are more poetic than others, was not written for Lent. It was not written for publication. It was not even written as a collection. And yet there is a common theme..
Barefoot Prayers - Thanks