To Defy Danger
Luke 13:31-35 Last week we started to explore our Lenten theme of “courage”
Temptation
Luke 4:1-13 Last week I talked about the wilderness and the mountain top, two symbols of those moments of transcendence, those moments of closeness to God that transform us, inspire us with a new sense of the reality of God, a new vision of who Jesus is and who we are called to be. Today, […]
Blessings and Woes
Luke 6:20-26 One of the more troubling themes of Jesus’ teaching, one of the aspects of the gospel that we have a bit of a tendency to shy away from, perhaps, is this strand of thought, found most clearly and consistently in Luke’s gospel, but certainly present in the other records of Jesus’ life, that […]
Afraid, Forgiven, Sent
Isaiah 6:1-8 | Luke 5:1-11 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord
Prophet without honour
Luke 4:21-30 It’s always interesting to notice which Old Testament stories Jesus chooses to allude to, and even more interesting to notice what he does with them.
Selective quotation
Luke 4:14-21 We in the Church have, I think it’s fair to say, a complicated, ambiguous, relationship with the scriptures.
While Shepherds Watched
Luke 2:8-20 A man who has one watch knows what the time is. A man with two watches is never sure.
Truth and Grace
Psalm 25 | John 1:14-18 We have seen his glory, full of grace and truth.
Mary Magdalene
Luke 8:1-3 | Mark 15:33-41 | Mark 16:1-8 So this week, in the second of our “learning from the followers of Jesus” series, we turn to May Magdalene, one of the women who was closest to Jesus