New Daylight May to August 2012
Bible readings for your walk with God
Edited by Naomi Starkey
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New Daylight offers four months of daily Bible reading and reflection for everybody who wants to go deeper with God. It is ideal for those looking for a fresh approach to regular Bible study, and offers a talented team of contributors who present a Bible passage (text included), helpful comment and a prayer or thought for the day ahead.
The Editor Writes...
Welcome to what is probably a historic moment! In this issue we are trying something that, as far as I know, has not been tried before in New Daylight. We will be covering the whole Gospel of Mark over the next four months. No, we won't only be reading Mark (take a look at the Contents page to reassure yourself) and inevitably the contributors have had to be selective as to which bits of the Gospel to include, so you won't find the whole Bible text printed out here. The aim is to try to give more of a 'big picture' feel for this shortest and most fast-paced of the four Gospels, by covering as much of it as possible over two longer series of readings, lasting around three weeks each.
We continue with our mini-series on the themes of desert, exile and pilgrimage mentioned in my last editor's letter. This time, Andrew Jones considers exile, a key and catastrophic moment in the history of the Jewish people but also a theme that connects powerfully with our lives today. As he points out, 'If being "strangers in a strange land" defines exile, then, in many ways, we as Christians in the 21st century, in much of the Western world, are also in exile.' His 14 readings are both historically informative and spiritually thought-provoking.
We also begin another mini-series, taking a closer look at the lives of the three great patriarchs of the Old Testament, whose names recur so often in the phrase 'the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob'. We begin with Tony Horsfall and Abraham, focusing not so much on the familiar story as on what his life reveals about his relationship with God. Michael Mitton will be exploring the story of Isaac in our next issue.
And in case some of you had secretly hoped that New Daylight would be an Olympics-free zone - sorry! We couldn't let such a historic event pass without some mention of relevant themes. For a week in July,
J. Stuart Weir of the charity Verite; Sport is writing on 'God and the Olympics', with intriguing headings such as 'Did God create sport?' and 'Christian sports ethic'.
Naomi Starkey
In this issue:
Proverbs: wisdom for the world
David Winter
1 - 12 May
The absence of God
Naomi Starkey
13 - 26 May
Magnificat
Rosie Ward
27 May - 2 June
Mark 1 - 8
Veronica Zundel and Stephen Rand
3 - 23 June
Exile
Andrew Jones
24 June - 7 July
The God of Abraham
Tony Horsfall
8 - 21 July
God and the Olympics
J. Stuart Weir
22 - 28 July
2 Kings 1 - 4
Barbara Mosse
29 July - 11 August
Mark 9 - 16
John Proctor and Helen Julian CSF
12 - 31 August
About the contributors in this issue:
Andrew Jones is Archdeacon of Meirionnydd in the Diocese of Bangor, rector of four churches on the Llyn Peninsula in North Wales, and an experienced pilgrimage leader. He has written Pilgrimage (BRF, 2011).
Helen Julian CSF is an Anglican Franciscan sister, currently serving her community as Minister Provincial. She has written three books for BRF, including The Lindisfarne Icon and The Road to Emmaus.
Barbara Mosse, an Anglican priest, is currently a lecturer on the MA in Christian Spirituality at Sarum College, Salisbury. Her book The Treasures of Darkness was published by Canterbury Press in 2003.
John Proctor works for the URC, teaching New Testament in Cambridge and around the church. John has written The People's Bible Commentary: Matthew (BRF, 2001) and booklets on the Gospels and Acts in the Grove Biblical Series.
Stephen Rand is a writer and speaker who shares his time between Jubilee Debt Campaign, persecuted church charity Open Doors and Fresh Streams - a largely Baptist church leaders network. He has written When the Time was Right for BRF.
Naomi Starkey is a Commissioning Editor for BRF and edits and writes for New Daylight Bible reading notes. She has also written Good Enough Mother and Pilgrims to the Manger.
Stuart Weir has written What the Book Says about Sport (BRF, 2000), available as a download from Verit Sport (www.veritesport.org).
Rosie Ward was ordained in 1994, has served in three parishes and worked as a Leadership Development Adviser at CPAS. She has written several books, including Growing Women Leaders (BRF/CPAS, 2008).
David Winter is retired from parish ministry. An honorary Canon of Christ Church, Oxford, he is well known as a writer and broadcaster. His most recent book for BRF is Facing the Darkness and Finding the Light.
Veronica Zundel is an Oxford graduate, writer and journalist. She lives with her husband and son in North London, where they belong to the Mennonite Church. She has written Crying for the Light and The Time of our Lives for BRF.
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Quotes from readers of New Daylight
'I have always found the daily readings to be a very important part of my journey through life.'
'The daily notes are sometimes challenging and offer spiritual and prayerful reflection.'
'Please thank all your writers. We feel as if we know each other personally.'
'Many thanks for making the Bible more accessible for us all.'
Book details
- ISBN: 9781841016696
- Published: 01 March 2012
- Status:
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 160
