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    Only the Good News?

    Only the Good News?

    On May 29 the RCL features the last of its series of readings from the Book of Revelation, this time from Revelation 22, but with some verses missing.   CSBV Research Associate Peter King asks whether it is a good idea

    Abigail Reid 10th May 202210th May 2022 Sunday Sermon, Monday Mourning, Uncategorised No Comments Read more

    Book Review: God and Guns: The Bible against American Gun Culture

    Book Review: God and Guns: The Bible against American Gun Culture

    Caio Peres reviews “God and Guns: The Bible against American Gun Culture” edited by C. L. Crouch and Christopher B. Hays (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2021) You are different with a gun in your hand; the gun is different

    Abigail Reid 19th April 20223rd May 2022 Book Reviews, Guest Blogs, Uncategorised No Comments Read more

    “The things that make for peace”. A reflection for Palm Sunday

    “The things that make for peace”. A reflection for Palm Sunday

    Palm Sunday sermon, based on Mal 3:1-5; Luke 19:35-45, by the director of the CSBV, Helen Paynter. I’ve got a problem. Or, rather, I’ve had a problem trying to prepare this sermon. I thought I knew what I wanted to

    Helen Paynter 8th April 202210th April 2022 Biblical Interpretation, current affairs, Resistance to violence, Sermon, Uncategorised No Comments Read more

    Preaching on the Book of Revelation

    Preaching on the Book of Revelation

    In advance of a set of readings from the Book of Revelation in the RCL, and for anyone else setting out to preach on this strange and mysterious book, Ian Paul offers some much-needed help. Nothing strikes fear into the

    Abigail Reid 5th April 20225th April 2022 Biblical Interpretation, Introduction, Sunday Sermon, Monday Mourning No Comments Read more

    Making Peace in a Violent & Fragmented World

    Making Peace in a Violent & Fragmented World

    Research Associate Peter King invites us to consider how the recent Declaration on the “Russian World” Teaching of the Russian Orthodox Church might speak to our own context. He has also produced six studies for individual or group use on this

    Abigail Reid 14th March 202210th May 2022 Bible in Politics, current affairs, Resistance to violence No Comments Read more

    The Blessing of Ishmael

    The Blessing of Ishmael

    On March 13 one of the RCL O.T. Readings (Lent 2) is Genesis 15.  CSBV Research Associate Ashley Hibbard invites us to read on to Genesis 16 and to consider the place of Ishmael in the O.T. story and beyond. The character of

    Helen Paynter 10th March 202210th March 2022 Biblical Interpretation, Preaching, racism, Sunday Sermon, Monday Mourning No Comments Read more

    Hopelessness in the Wilderness of War

    Hopelessness in the Wilderness of War

    In this guest post, Will Moore shares his sermon on Lent, preached on 6th March 2022. I often like to start my sermons with a hook, a joke perhaps, something to grab your attention and get you listening.  But this

    Abigail Reid 9th March 20227th March 2022 Bible in Politics, Biblical Interpretation, current affairs, Sermon No Comments Read more

    A Violent Fast

    A Violent Fast

    You cannot fast as you do today and expect your voice to be heard on high

    Helen Paynter 6th March 202230th March 2022 Bible in Politics, Biblical Interpretation, current affairs, Gender-Based Violence, Sermon No Comments Read more

    National Churches & Trans-National God

    National Churches & Trans-National God

    Research associate Peter King considers the role of the national church in contributing to nationalism, and offers practical solutions for the church to instead reflect a trans-national God. The war makes me more thankful for the Church, which serves no

    Abigail Reid 28th February 202210th May 2022 Bible in Politics, current affairs, Remembrance Day, Uncategorised No Comments Read more

    The Lure of a Happy Ending – Making Space for the Traumatised

    The Lure of a Happy Ending – Making Space for the Traumatised

    The unfinished ending to Mark’s Gospel leaves room for grief and trauma in a way that public worship very often fails to do.  In this guest post Dr Sarah Travis invites us to consider how much our worship and preaching makes

    Abigail Reid 8th February 20221st March 2022 Biblical Interpretation, Sunday Sermon, Monday Mourning, trauma, Uncategorised No Comments Read more
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