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    Preaching Between the Wound and the Promise – Finding God in Texts of Terror

    Preaching Between the Wound and the Promise – Finding God in Texts of Terror

    Guest Blog from Hannah Wilkinson considering how to preach both the wound and the promise when preaching with difficult texts.

    Abigail Reid 30th August 20228th February 2023 Sunday Sermon, Monday Mourning, Uncategorised No Comments Read more

    The Blessing of Ishmael

    The Blessing of Ishmael

    CSBV Research Associate Ashley Hibbard invites us to read Genesis 16 and to consider the place of Ishmael in the Old Testament story and beyond.

    Helen Paynter 10th March 20228th February 2023 Biblical Interpretation, Preaching, racism, Sunday Sermon, Monday Mourning No Comments Read more

    King Saul & Moral Injury

    King Saul & Moral Injury

    Research Associate Peter King suggests that we might look at King Saul in a new light, finding new insights in his story for preaching and pastoral care.

    Helen Paynter 10th January 202217th July 2023 Biblical Interpretation, Book Reviews, Sunday Sermon, Monday Mourning, trauma, War texts No Comments Read more

    Can the message of God as an avenger comfort us?

    Can the message of God as an avenger comfort us?

    The Book of Nahum presents both a God of love and a God of vengeance.  In this guest post, Professor Dr Klaas Spronk of the Protestant Theological University in Amsterdam raises the question “Can the message of God as an avenger comfort us

    Helen Paynter 4th October 202126th November 2021 Biblical Interpretation, Sunday Sermon, Monday Mourning, Uncategorised 1 Comment Read more

    A woman of valour?

    A woman of valour?

    On September 19, one of the RCL OT Readings (Proper 20, Pentecost 17) is Proverbs 31: 10 – 31.   CSBV Research Associate Ashley Hibbard invites us to a new way of reading this text. It’s a bit of a joke

    Helen Paynter 13th September 202113th September 2021 Biblical Interpretation, Sunday Sermon, Monday Mourning 2 Comments Read more

    King David’s toxic masculinity

    King David’s toxic masculinity

    CSBV Research Associate Ceri Webb invites us to revisit the story of David and Bathsheba and its aftermath.

    Helen Paynter 19th July 20218th February 2023 Biblical Interpretation, Gender-Based Violence, Preaching, Sunday Sermon, Monday Mourning, Toxic masculinity 3 Comments Read more

    Uzzah and the Ark

    Uzzah and the Ark

    The Old Testament story of Uzzah, apparently killed by God for steadying the Ark of the Covenant in transit, is one of the set readings in the RCL for this Sunday (Pentecost 7; Proper 10). We have two posts on this

    Helen Paynter 5th July 20211st March 2022 Biblical Interpretation, Preaching, Sunday Sermon, Monday Mourning, Uncategorised 2 Comments Read more

    Arming Wall Builders with Swords

    Arming Wall Builders with Swords

    I recently preached on Nehemiah 4:13-23 at my church, St Nics Durham (CoE), as part of a sermon series on the book of Nehemiah. The series covers the major parts of the book rather than a verse-by-verse approach which can

    Helen Paynter 8th June 20211st March 2022 Biblical Interpretation, Preaching, Sunday Sermon, Monday Mourning 1 Comment Read more

    Power from on high …

    Power from on high …

    If there’s one word we all associate with God it’s the word “power”.   Week by week, hymns and prayers and liturgies remind us that God is a God of power.  One search engine suggests that there are over 20,000 hymns

    Helen Paynter 17th May 20211st March 2022 Preaching, Sunday Sermon, Monday Mourning, Uncategorised 4 Comments Read more

    One Greater than Solomon is Here: a sermon for ascension day

    One Greater than Solomon is Here:  a sermon for ascension day

    By CSBV director Helen Paynter The writer of the book of Kings gives us a glimpse of what you would have seen if you had been present in Jerusalem on a particular day in 970 BC. You would have heard

    Helen Paynter 13th May 20211st March 2022 Biblical Interpretation, Sermon, Uncategorised No Comments Read more
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