Isaiah 65:17-25 & Luke 21:5-19
October 31, 2016
The temple and the sacrifices were meant as a picture, a teaching tool, as a semon-in-action that people could see and feel and live with. … More Isaiah 65:17-25 & Luke 21:5-19
Being – The End of a Long Day’s Work
October 28, 2016
I wonder … … I wonder what Jesus has been making today. … I wonder what Mary has kept in the chest. … I wonder what the scroll on the window ledge says. … I wonder what the objects on the back wall mean. … I wonder if Jesus knows. Credits The Shadow of Death was … More Being – The End of a Long Day’s Work
Job 19:23-27, Haggai 1:15-2:9
October 24, 2016
I love the ‘after I awake’ phrase. Normally we’d say ‘fallen asleep’ as a euphemism for death, but calling death the awakening sheds fresh light. Job wanted to think of his life as a nightmare, from which he would gladly wake. … More Job 19:23-27, Haggai 1:15-2:9
Being -Evening Meal
October 21, 2016
Take a few moments from your busyness to sit with this picture, and wonder. I wonder what it felt like to be there. I wonder what the people are looking at. I wonder what they are saying and not saying. I wonder what is happening outside. I wonder when that started. Credits Das Abendmahl or … More Being -Evening Meal
Luke 19:1-10 – Nasty Zac and the Cake-Fest
October 17, 2016
Andy: Ah brill – I love this story! It’s one of my favourites. Nasty Zac – the little hairy short dude who no-one liked, then he goes and gives away loads of dosh and then Jesus liked him.
Rod: Errrmmmm … but … … More Luke 19:1-10 – Nasty Zac and the Cake-Fest
Being – The Hand of God
October 14, 2016
Spend some moments looking at this image. Look at the face, the hands, the feet. What do you notice? Look at the light and the dark, the ripples. Where do they come from? Put yourself in the place of Peter. You have left the safety of your boat, striding out at the bidding of your … More Being – The Hand of God
2 Timothy 4:6-8,16-18
October 10, 2016
Paul is on trial before Nero (the ‘lion’ of verse 17), who was blaming Christians for everything from curdled milk to the burning of Rome a few years earlier. Paul is never going to be acquitted by Nero, yet he says confidently, ‘The Lord will rescue me’. How? … More 2 Timothy 4:6-8,16-18
Jeremiah 31:27-34
October 3, 2016
It’s not that the Old Testament is the covenant of Law and the New Testament is the covenant of Grace – it always was Grace. Right from the start. This always was Plan A. … More Jeremiah 31:27-34
Being – Being Washed
September 30, 2016
Come, sit a while. Take time to rest and be. Cease your doing. Come, sit a while with me. Take some time to absorb this picture. Hear the buzz of conversation around the table. What is everyone saying? What are they thinking but not saying? Smell the food and the body heat, sense the mood. What … More Being – Being Washed
2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c
September 26, 2016
He was SO ME, ME, ME that he thought he was really SO+ME+BODY special. He was clever and rich and he had a nice car and a good job and really, really great hair.
But God looked at Mr SOMEBODY and said ‘Do you think you are important because you are so clever? NO, that does not make you important.’ … More 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c
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