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Celtic Christian Spirituality - 3 Introduction
Celtic Christian Spirituality - 3 Introduction
by Skylight- Mary C.Earle
Introduction Some twenty-five years ago, when I was finishing up my seminary training and wondering what had happened to my prayer life, one of my mentors, Dr. V. Nelle Bellamy, returned from a trip to England with a gift book for me. Titled Celtic Prayers and embellished with il…
Isaiah for everyone - Things That Shouldn’t Happen, Yet Do
Isaiah for everyone - Things That Shouldn’t Happen, Yet Do
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Things That Shouldn’t Happen, Yet Do As we woke this morning, the man in the apartment above had already set his washing machine going, and it was making a clunkier noise than usual. Indeed, at first I thought there was a helicopter hovering above the building…
The Women's Bible Commentary - Rebekah the Trickster
The Women's Bible Commentary - Rebekah the Trickster
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Rebekah the Trickster In Genesis 27, the woman herself is the trickster who formulates the plan and succeeds, moving the men around her like chess pieces. Lest the reader think that here one finally encounters a more liberated woman, beware that again success is gained through th…
There is a season - Introduction
There is a season - Introduction
by SPCK - Margaret Pritchard Houston
Introduction ‘To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.’ Ecclesiastes 3.1 ‘We don’t have time to relax! We’re too busy rejoicing !’ Marion Pritchard, age six, on hearing a radio broadcast telling people to relaxing Easter weekend’ It is one o’cl…
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