Colophon: Printed in Great Britain by Northumberland Press Limited, Gateshead on Tyne.
"This short book is an inspiring record of the actual adventures of small groups of ordinary members of the Church of England who have come together to work in disciplined fellowship for the Kingdom of God. It give the ten year history of a Movement called The Servants of Christ the King, and tells of the strange and unexpected challenges which came to many of these groups or companies, and of how they met them. Thus it does not theorise about problems but records experience, and communicates inspiration. The author, Canon Roger Lloyd, was one of the founders of S.C.K. ten years ago, and is its present Warden." -- back cover.
Contents: Preface by the Bishop of Ely dated Quinquaquesima 1953 / Edward Ely i.e. Harold Edward Wynn -- The Commissioning of this Book -- The Roots in the Biblical Ground -- Conception and Birth -- The First Experimental Year -- Waiting Upon God -- What the Companies Do -- The Evangelistic Tension -- The Test Case of Ipswich -- The Present and the Future.
Be Still and Know was first published by Fount Paperbacks, London, in 1982, and Seabury Press, new York, in 1983 -- verso of t.-p.
"This book has a single theme, but its two parts are difference in form. The first is a study of the Prayer of Jesus and the understanding of prayer in St. Paul, St. John and the Letter to the Hebrews as well as in the story of the Transfiguration. The second part is more directly pastoral in form, and deals with some of the practical aspects of Christian praying, with a digression on some lessons from the English Mystics of the fourteenth century and the Spanish Mystics of the sixteenth, in the belief that they speak to our contemporary world" -- Preface.
"Sermon on the occasion of the consecration of the Ven. John Pritchard as Bishop of Jarrow" [given Saturday 19 January 2002]. "At the consecration of a bishop we recall that the big picture makes Christ the heart of the message." The author based his remarks on an analysis of the Rose Window which has Christ as the central window/focus. "One of the biggest threats to church life is functional atheism. Which we can define as planning, acting, and living as if everything depended on us. The source of our life is prayer, study of the scriptures and worship." And finally, returning to the image of Christ at the centre of the rose window. "A book of Rose Windows notes that the centre of the rose unites the various points on the circumference. We speak of people being diametrically opposed. But in the window we cannot imagine people who are diametrically opposed, cat-calling or back-biting across the circle. For their words have to pass through the figure of Christ."
"We have written this book to go hand in hand with 'Lights that Shine: How Christians can fulfil their call to mission'. .... We have written 'Brushing up on Believing' to partner 'Lights that Shine', because the more deeply we believe the more brightly our lights will shine. .... In this book there are two sections, one on the basic Christian doctrines and the other on the Lord's Prayer. .... We have included material at the end of each chapter with questions for discussion, prayers and meditations". -- Intro.
"For the Decade of Evangelism -- teaching material suitable for new or young Christians, or those wanting to `brush up' on the essentials." -- back cover.
Contents: Foreword / George Carey -- Introduction / Shelagh Brown and Gavin Reid -- Part ONE -- God the Father -- God the Son -- God and Holy Spirit -- Sons and Daughters of God -- Being Christ in the World -- The Last Things -- Part TWO -- Our Father -- Hallowed be Your Name -- Your Kingdom Come, Your Will be Done -- Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread -- Forgive Us Our Sins -- Lead Us Not Into Temptation -- Sources of Quoted Material.
"Gathered for the Eucharist, the whole community of the people of God affirm their priestly vocation and recognize the particular vocation of a person called to be a priest. How is this vocation tested ? How is it nurtured ? How is it related to the ministry of the diaconate and the laity ? .... Canon Derek Allen welcomes this publication in his Foreword, with these words, 'Priesthood and diaconate have recently been the subject of considerable theological reflection ... There has been room for a monograph which brings together the theological, the pastoral and the spiritual dimensions of the subject, and it is this which Fr. Hugh has attempted and, in mu opinion has done very well". -- back cover.
Contents: Foreword / Derek Allen -- [Text] -- Suggested Reading.
Text divided into sections: Priests Within the Royal Priesthood -- The Heart of Priesthood -- Sacramental Priesthood -- Priesthood and Eucharist -- Called to be Priests --Priesthood and Diaconate -- Living Priesthood and Diaconate -- Growth into Priesthood and Diaconate -- Praying Priests and Deacons -- Praying the Office -- Eucharistic Prayer -- Personal Prayer -- Pray Without Ceasing -- Called to Be Theologians -- The Scriptures and Christian Doctrine -- Priestly and Diaconal Ministry in Practice -- Relationships with People -- The Goal of Priestly and Diaconal Ministry -- Mature Humanity.
"St. Luke writes that following the Ascension of the Lord, the disciples were gathered in an upper room 'constantly devoting themselves to prayer'." "Since those first days of the church, the time between Ascension Day and the Day of Pentecost has been marked by calls to prayer for strength and wisdom in bearing a faithful witness to the gospel, for a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit to grace and guide the church in every age". "In the spirit of that long-standing tradition, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, in 2016, invited 'a wave of prayer' across the Church of England. The response, according to Justin Welby, was 'astonishing'. Thousands of people joined in -- not just Anglicans, but people of many other denominations, too, and not just in England, but many other countries around the world. The response inspired the archbishops to launch 'Thy Kingdom Come', a global call to prayer between Ascension Day and the Day of Pentecost, 2017". Archbishop Fred Hiltz has called on the Anglican Church of Canada to participate. Article includes day by day prayer intentions with image of the logo of the 10-day global prayer initiative "Thy Kingdom Come".
"Archbishop Justin Welby is opening up Lambeth Palace to adults aged 20-35 to spend a year living, praying and studying together as a radical new Christian community. Launching in September 2015, the Community of St. Anselm will gather a group of adventurous young adults from all walks of life, hungry for a challenging and formative experience of life in a praying community. The Community will initially consist of 16 people living at Lambeth Palace full-time, and up to 40 people, who live and work in London, joining part-time. The year-long programme will include prayer, study, practical service and community life". [Text of entire article.]
Brief excerpt from author's book "A Gospel to Proclaim" in which he argues that "the Decade of Evangelism is about prayer and repentance". Bishop McCulloch is the Bishop of Wakefield and Chairman of the Decade of Evangelism Steering Group.
"Daily prayer fosters a profound understanding of each new day being a gift. Its rhythm echoes the structure of the day, the week, the year. It reflects the cycle of the seasons and of our human lives. To deepen our understanding of this rich source of spiritual nourishment and formation, [this book] explores daily prayer in its ancient and contemporary forms. It considers its various aspects -- praise, intercession and scripture -- and suggests ways in which the great variety of resources available today might enable us to create forms of daily prayer that will sustain us, whatever our lifestyle and personal circumstances". -- back cover.
Contents: Introduction -- Patterns of Daily Prayer -- Aspects of Daily Prayer -- Looking at Some Recent Resources for Daily Prayer -- Conclusion -- References and Further Reading.
"One of the great treasures in the rich spiritual heritage of the Anglican tradition has always been its poets" John Donne, T.S. Eliot, and George Herbert. These and other voices have long enriched not only the wealth of our poetic inheritance in the English-speaking world, but also taught us much about prayer. High in the tally of these spiritual masters in George Herbert, priest and poet in the Church of England in the seventeenth century". -- p. 3.
Contents: Prayer (1) by George Herbert (1593-1633) -- [Commentary].
Author "holds degrees in literature and law, and is a trained spiritual director [and a] laywoman in the Episcopal Church". -- back page.