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Hymn: Flint-faced against all fears and all disasters
Hymn: Flint-faced against all fears and all disasters
by Andrew Pratt
Flint-faced against all fears and all disasters, while squaring up to those who wish us harm, we trust in God for now, and what comes after, and hope for grace to mend, to soothe and calm. Verses 2-3 follow Tune: INTERCESSOR Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © 17/2/2012 Stainer & …
Psalms for Everyone - The Lowly Will Inherit the Land
Psalms for Everyone - The Lowly Will Inherit the Land
by SPCK - John Goldingay
The Lowly Will Inherit the Earth Psalm 37: 1-20 The day before yesterday, in a demonstration that turned violent, the police station a quarter of a mile from where I lived as a child in Birmingham, England, and a quarter of a mile from my church there, was set on fire. One has a …
How God Became King - 4 The Story of Israel
How God Became King - 4 The Story of Israel
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Story of Israel Imagine, if you will, that you have set up a new sound system in your living room. You have installed a quadraphonic set of speakers, one in each corner. But you haven’t yet worked out how to adjust them individually, and the sound is strange and distorted. Ea…
Great Christian Thinkers - 2 St. Ignatius of Antioch
Great Christian Thinkers - 2 St. Ignatius of Antioch
by SPCK - Pope Benedict XVI
St. Ignatius of Antioch Saint Ignatius was the third bishop of Antioch, from 70 to 107, the date of his martyrdom. At that time, Rome, Alexandria, and Antioch were the three great metropolises of the Roman Empire… Taken from Great Christian Thinkers by Pope Benedict XVI
Great Christian Thinkers - 67 John Duns Scotus
Great Christian Thinkers - 67 John Duns Scotus
by SPCK - Pope Benedict XVI
John Duns Scotus Another important figure in the history of theology is Blessed John Duns Scotus, who lived at the end of the thirteenth century. An ancient epitaph on his tombstone sums up the geographical coordinates of his biography: “Scotland bore me, England received me, Fra…
Parallel Lives of Jesus - 3 The Gospel according to Mark
Parallel Lives of Jesus - 3 The Gospel according to Mark
by SPCK - Edward Adams
The Gospel according to Mark Of the four New Testament Gospels, Mark is the one that most obviously manifests the shared story we have identified. It is also the Gospel that most closely corresponds to the outline of the gospel message given in Acts 10:36–43:1 Mark’s Gospel begin…
Chasing your Passion
Chasing your Passion
by Roger Johnson
Evangelism Bulletin 270 – Chasing your Passion It's always good to travel over to Geneva to see my family members over there, and even more special now we have a grandson, Matthew who is nearly 5 months old. Although our son works in Geneva, his family live just over the border i…
Meditation: Anonymous friends
Meditation: Anonymous friends
by Marjorie Dobson
Meditation: Anonymous friends There are so many anonymous people in the story of the life of Jesus. And so many others we only know by name. Even in the last few days of his life there were supporters who appear from nowhere and disappear just as quickly, but they play a vital pa…
Hymn: Passion can distort our judgment
Hymn: Passion can distort our judgment
by Andrew Pratt
Passion can distort our judgment, twisting love, distorting fate. Is this Adam's sin returning as endearments turn to hate? In the cold light of the morning, looking back on what we've done, even at the new day's dawning, feeling chill in morning sun. Verses 3-4 follows Tune: MER…
Psalms for Everyone - Praise and Thanksgiving as a Key to Prayer-II