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How God Became King - 10f Kingdom and Cross in Mutual Interpretation
How God Became King - 10f Kingdom and Cross in Mutual Interpretation
by SPCK - N T Wright
Kingdom and Cross in Mutual Interpretation What then can we say, in summary, about the evangelists’ portrayal of kingdom and cross, and what we ourselves can learn about each from that explosive, and usually ignored, combination?…
Lectio Divina the Sacred Art - 4 THE ROLE OF SPIRITUAL PRACTICE
Lectio Divina the Sacred Art - 4 THE ROLE OF SPIRITUAL PRACTICE
by Christine Valters Painter
THE ROLE OF SPIRITUAL PRACTICE In his book Worship and Spirituality, theologian Don Saliers describes spirituality as “our embodied humanity fully alive before God and neighbour, stretched by story, stretched by touch, stretched by song, stretched by eating and drinking, bathing,…
Lectio Divina the Sacred Art - 5 “GIVE ME A WORD”
Lectio Divina the Sacred Art - 5 “GIVE ME A WORD”
by Christine Valters Painter
“GIVE ME A WORD” What is a sacred text? Traditionally it comes from a collection of authorized religious writings, such as the Hebrew and Christian scriptures. The desert mothers and fathers believed that God spoke to them directly and intimately through the words of the Bible, w…
Lectio Divina the Sacred Art - 2 Beginning Our Exploration of Lectio Divina
Lectio Divina the Sacred Art - 2 Beginning Our Exploration of Lectio Divina
by Christine Valters Painter
Beginning Our Exploration of Lectio Divina SACRED READING Listening for a Sacred Word Give me a small line of verse from time to time, oh God, and if I cannot write it down for lack of paper or light, then let me address it softly in the evening to your Great Heaven… Taken from L…
Lectio Divina the Sacred Art - 3 AT THE HEART OF LECTIO DIVINA
Lectio Divina the Sacred Art - 3 AT THE HEART OF LECTIO DIVINA
by Christine Valters Painter
AT THE HEART OF LECTIO DIVINA All that we know about the life of Benedict of Nursia and his twin sister Scholastica comes from a collection called the Dialogues, written by Pope Gregory I, which attribute several miracles to him. The son of a Roman nobleman, Benedict began his mo…
Lectio Divina the Sacred Art - 7 SAVOURING SACRED TEXT
Lectio Divina the Sacred Art - 7 SAVOURING SACRED TEXT
by Christine Valters Painter
SAVOURING SACRED TEXT In the previous chapter I focused on lectio, the first movement of lectio divina, which includes the dynamics of settling and shimmering— preparing yourself to enter the deep silence of the heart and then listen for the word or phrase from the sacred text th…
Lectio Divina the Sacred Art - 6 LISTENING FOR GOD’S VOICE
Lectio Divina the Sacred Art - 6 LISTENING FOR GOD’S VOICE
by Christine Valters Painter
LISTENING FOR GOD’S VOICE The first movement of lectio divina in traditional language is called lectio, which means “reading.” But this kind of reading is so much more than simply reading words, stringing together sounds, and comprehending the meaning of those sounds. Rather, the…
Lectio Divina the Sacred Art - 17 Appendix 2