The prayers of Paul This is a series on the prayers of St Paul found in the letters attributed to him in the order he is believed to have written them. Letters to the same place or person will be treated together with the first letter to that destination. There are two prayers here. The …
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A new song—Psalm 33
Psalms in Book 1 (Psalms 1 to 41) are primarily personal songs, so I will look at how they apply to us personally. Social and communal aspects of life and work do not come in until the later books of Psalms. Although I am going through the Psalms attributed to David, this song has no …
Two-way—Philippians 1:19
The prayers of Paul This is a series of the prayers of St Paul found in the letters attributed to him in the order he is believed to have written them. Letters to the same place or person will be treated together with the first letter to that destination. This prayer shows two two-way processes, …
Forgiven—Psalm 32
Psalms of David Psalms in Book 1 (Psalms 1 to 41) are primarily personal songs, so I will look at how they apply to us personally. Social and communal aspects of life and work do not come in until the later books of Psalms. It is not said when David wrote Psalm 32, but it …
Truthful thinking—Philippians 1:9–11
The prayers of Paul This is a series of the prayers of St Paul found in the letters attributed to him in the order he is believed to have written them. Letters to the same place or person will be treated with the first letter to that destination. This prayer can be seen as a …
Pentecost
The birthday of the Church Pentecost, the day the Holy Spirit was poured out on the Church. It was poured out on all flesh, the Biblical way of saying that the Holy Spirit is available to everybody. though not everybody has the Holy Spirit in this full way. Lectio365 this week (of writing) talked about …
But Jesus…—Philippians 1:3-6
The prayers of Paul This is a series of the prayers of St Paul found in the letters attributed to him in the order he is believed to have written them. Letters to the same place or person will be treated together with the first letter to that destination. 3 I thank my God in all my …
Shame—Psalm 31
Psalms of David Psalm 30 is really two songs which have been put together to contrast each other. When you look at the structure they both have a chiastic structure, described by grammarly.com as a literary device in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order. The first is about trusting in …
Ascension
Three promises The Letter of Paul to the Ephesians is a curious book in the Bible. Most of the time Paul is preaching the crucifixion. Christ has died for our sins and we are made right with God. In Ephesians, he looks at the ascension of Jesus. Jesus has been raised from the dead and …
Joy comes with the morning—Psalm 30
Psalms of David Psalms in Book 1 (Psalms 1 to 41) are primarily personal songs, so I will look at how they apply to us personally. Social and communal aspects of life and work do not come in until the later books of Psalms. I love it when a psalm has a title, it gives …
Making an ass of myself 