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Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs for Everyone - Everything Has Its Time
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs for Everyone - Everything Has Its Time
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Everything Has Its Time Relatively early in the Vietnam War, folk singer Pete Seeger wrote a song called “Turn! Turn! Turn!” with the closing line, “I swear it’s not too late.” Everything else in the song comes from the poem in Ecclesiastes 3, lightly rearranged. In the 1960s, wh…
journeying with John - 6 The Easter season Knowing, belonging, loving
journeying with John - 6 The Easter season Knowing, belonging, loving
by SPCK - Woodward, Gooder and Pryce
6 The Easter season Knowing, belonging, loving Just as there are two stories of the empty tomb, and two stories of the recognition of the risen Jesus, so also there are two stories of commissioning of disciples by the risen Jesus…
Great Christian Thinkers - 24 St. Paulinus of Nola
Great Christian Thinkers - 24 St. Paulinus of Nola
by SPCK - Pope Benedict XVI
St. Paulinus of Nola The Father of the Church to whom we turn our attention now is St. Paulinus of Nola. Paulinus, a contemporary of St. Augustine to whom he was bound by a firm friendship, exercised his ministry at Nola in Campania, where he was a monk and later a priest and a b…
Great Christian Thinkers - 52 William of Saint-Thierry
Great Christian Thinkers - 52 William of Saint-Thierry
by SPCK - Pope Benedict XVI
William of Saint-Thierry The biographer of Bernard of Clairveaux, and a friend who esteemed him, was William of Saint-Thierry, on whom I reflect in this chapter… Taken from Great Christian Thinkers by Pope Benedict XVI
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 20 Paul’s Personal Freedom and Responsibility
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 20 Paul’s Personal Freedom and Responsibility
by SPCK-Kenneth E. Bailey
Paul’s Personal Freedom and Responsibility In the previous section (8:1-13) Paul presses home two points in his discussion of food offered to idols: (1) You know idols do not exist. Therefore, you have the freedom and right to eat idol food. (2) Your responsibility to love other …
The Lord of sea and sky
The Lord of sea and sky
by Joy Sykes
Evening beach sky TIP- PowerPoint Slide Size- The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- Reduce the image size to 1024x768 pixels using your image editing software. (Will reduce image proportionally) Insert as Picture in the normal way. If needed fill the slide area by placing …
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - A Parting Gift
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - A Parting Gift
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
A Parting Gift Jesus explains to his disciples that, although he is going to leave them, he will still be with them through the Holy Spirit, revealing himself to them (14:21). Each time he has talked of going away, one of the disciples has asked a question for further clarificati…
Recovering from Depression - Shaping the future –protecting ourselves
Recovering from Depression - Shaping the future –protecting ourselves
by SPCK - Katharine Smith
Shaping the future –protecting ourselves As we have seen, part of our work towards preventing another episode of depression may involve engaging more fully with our past, including the memories, thoughts and emotions that are still causing us problems...
JOHN: The people's bible commentary - From GARDEN to COURTYARD
JOHN: The people's bible commentary - From GARDEN to COURTYARD
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
From GARDEN to COURTYARD When Jesus warned the disciples after washing their feet that they could not follow where he was going, Peter offered to lay down his life for Jesus (13:37). Despite Jesus’ warning that he was more likely to deny him and everything in the Farewell Discour…
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Jesus' Last Days