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How God Became King - 4c Matthew: The Story Reaches Its Goal
How God Became King - 4c Matthew: The Story Reaches Its Goal
by SPCK - N T Wright
Matthew: The Story Reaches Its Goal The most obvious place to begin is right at the beginning – with the genealogy with which Matthew opens his book. Most of us, I suspect, probably skip this when we decide to read the New Testament right through for ourselves…
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 223
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 223
by Twelvebaskets Ltd
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 Sun…
The Act of Prayer Year C - Seventh Sunday of Easter - Year C
The Act of Prayer Year C - Seventh Sunday of Easter - Year C
by BRF - John Birch
Seventh Sunday of Easter Year C Opening prayer We meet as family in your presence, our heavenly Father. We meet as brothers and sisters in Christ, accepting the responsibility placed upon us— to love one another as you first loved us…
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs for Everyone - Proverbs By Topics
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs for Everyone - Proverbs By Topics
by SPCK - John Goldingay
PROVERBS BY TOPICS We have noted that many topics recur in different places in Proverbs. Presumably the compilers intended it that way, to encourage people to reflect on one saying at a time. Proverbs mirrors the Bible as a whole in not being ordered systematically. But there’s a…
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 15 Three Roadblocks
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 15 Three Roadblocks
by SPCK-Kenneth E. Bailey
Essay 2 Sex Three Roadblocks In the previous section of the essay (2.1) Paul cut the Gordian knot. He told the Corinthians to remove the offender from the fellowship of the church. Here he discusses head-on three aspects of this case of incest that must be dealt with. These are n…
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 18 Sexual Practice in Harmony with the Gospel