Fresh From the Word 2023
SPCK Publishing (Verlag)
978-0-281-08751-8 (ISBN)
Fresh from the Word 2023 aims to help us build the discipline of Bible reading into our lives so we are grounded in God's word and our faith may deepen and develop. By offering accessible and engaging material, it aids our understanding of the Bible and helps us understand it from different Christian perspectives.
One of the key themes in this year's edition is ‘Hidden Heroes & Heroines’, characters in the Bible who are overlooked but play a pivotal role in the unfolding of the Kingdom. As we read their stories, we may be encouraged that our lives, though they sometimes feel insignificant, are indeed being used by God in ways possibly beyond our imagining!
The book also explores the different types of literature in the Bible. A number of the international and diverse community of writers who have contributed their wisdom, understanding and hard-won insights to encourage and bless us, unpack passages written in each particular style. And so we learn how we might safely interpret poetry, law, prophecy, narrative or apocalyptic. The hope is that these reflections - and indeed the complete volume - will will help us see revealed that which was previously hidden from us.
Contributors this year include:
Terry Lester, who writes on the Judges of Israel. Terry has been an Anglican priest in Cape Town for almost four decades and currently serves in Constantia. A vocal advocate for justice, he is engaged in projects aimed at restoring dignity and building reconciliation in his fragmented community.
Immaculée Hedden, who writes on Healing Divisions in the Old Testament. She and her husband Richard are the authors of Under His Mighty Hand, the story of how she survived the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. The couple are currently based in Rwanda, serving in healing and counselling support ministry with YWAM.
Jane Gonzalez, who writes on Celebrations. Jane is a Roman Catholic laywoman and an active member of the Justice and Peace Group.
Joshua Taylor, who writes on The God of all Comfort and Mercy. Joshua is an Anglican Priest in New Zealand, where he and his family have been exploring what it means to be a family following the way of Jesus.
Louise Jones, who writes on Lord of the Sabbath. Working for an embedded, community-based organization (Newbigin Community Trust), Louise has a passion for empowering, resourcing and loving those who have slipped through the cracks of our systems, in order to help people see their immense value and worth in Jesus.
Mr David Painting is the editor of Fresh From the Word 2022. A pastor at heart, David has had a number of pastoral roles ranging from those in small rural settings to large urban churches in theUK. He is currently pioneering and co-leading a House Church. Having led the YWAM Relief and Development Discipleship Training school (DTS), hecontinues to serve YWAM, teaching on DTS’s and is the authorof a number of books to support Christian teaching and preaching. Priorto this, he was a YWAM missionary serving Romania shortly after the revolution and working in rural settings across the country. David and hiswife Janet have ministered in the Balkans, Northern Europe, North and South America, South East Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
Contents
Foreword by Cindy Kent MBE v
How to use Fresh from The Word vii
Introduction from the Editor ix
Acknowledgements and abbreviations x
Getting ready Liz Clutterbuck 1
Biblical library (1) Poetry: singing the Lord’s Song
Catherine Williams 8
The Gospel of Matthew (1)
1 Starting afresh Peter Langerman 15
2 Teaching the kingdom Tim Yau 22
Healing divisions
1 Divisions in the Old Testament Immaculée Hedden 29
2 Divisions in the New Testament Paul Nicholson SJ 36
The Letter of James (1) John Proctor 43
The Letter of James (2) Delyth Wyn Davies 50
Exploring the Lord’s Prayer
1 Pray in this way Delyth Wyn Davies 53
2 Our Father in heaven Mark Mitchell 57
3 Your will be done Gail Adcock 64
4 Bread of heaven Catherine Sarjeant 71
5 Deliver us from evil Jessica Hewitt 78
The Gospel of Matthew (2)
1 Passiontide: the coming of the kingdom Angharad Davies 85
2 Holy Week: the way of the cross Orion Johnson 92
Celebrations Jane Gonzalez 99
Judges of Israel
1 Deborah and Gideon Terry Lester 106
2 Jephthah and Samson Nathan Eddy 113
Biblical library (2) History David Painting 120
Places of worship John Birch 127
The Gospel of Matthew (3)
1 Healer and teacher Bruce Jenneker 134
2 Lord of the Sabbath Louise Jones 141
Social responsibilities and love in action Helen Van Koevering 148
Biblical library (3) Apocalyptic Noel Irwin 162
Who is my family? Alesana Fosi Pala’amo 169
Readings in Amos Delroy Hall 176
The Gospel of Matthew (4)
1 Parables and controversies Ashley Barker 183
2 Son of Man, Son of God John Birch 191
Faithfulness
1 God’s faithfulness to us Kate Hughes 198
2 Faithful people, faithful living John Proctor 205
3 People of faith Shirlyn Toppin 212
Biblical library (4) Prophecy David Painting 221
Peaceful sleep Ian Fosten 228
Readings in 2 Corinthians
1 The God of all comfort and mercy Joshua Taylor 235
2 Living by God’s grace Dafne Plou 242
Fasting Erice Fairbrother 249
The Gospel of Matthew (5)
1 He who comes in the name of the Lord Stella Wiseman 256
2 Confrontations Andy Fisher, Paul Cavill and Tom Hartman 263
Sowing and reaping Simei Monteiro 270
Biblical library (5) Narrative Ellie Hart 277
All one in Christ Kristina Andréasson 284
Readings in Leviticus Christopher Took 291
Readings in Esther Eve Parker 298
Healthy humility
1 Walk humbly with God Andy Heald 305
2 ‘Let the same mind be in you’ Stephen Willey 312
Human fragilities and follies Carla Grosch-Miller 319
Biblical library (6) Law Lucy Rycroft 326
Hidden heroes and heroines Jan Sutch Pickard 333
Ephesians plus
1 No longer strangers Liz Carter 340
2 A life worthy of your calling Bola Iduoze 347
3 Living in the light Mandy Briggs 354
Christmas with John Emma Wagner 361
| Erscheinungsdatum | 19.08.2022 |
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| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
| Themenwelt | Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik |
| ISBN-10 | 0-281-08751-2 / 0281087512 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-281-08751-8 / 9780281087518 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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