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Multitasking: learning to live in two worlds
I can remember the days when Personal Computers were still a novelty and there was intense rivalry amongst businesses to establish their own operating system as the industry standard. One of the areas that
Getting out of Jail – free?
Jesus declared that he had been sent “…to proclaim freedom for the prisoners...”. There are three accounts in the book of Acts of his disciples being freed from jail, and each is slightly different.
Going to Galilee
What’s with resurrection and Galilee? The executed Jesus has been raised from death, and his first instruction is to ‘go to Galilee’. The angels’ instruction was clear & Jesus himself was insistent; his friends
Atonement: a narrative
The boy and his father walked happily together, hand in hand, the father gently guiding his son, pointing out all the fascinating items along their route. All the good things to see, to touch,
Judgement; who, how and the least of these (Mt 25:31-46)
Most of us don’t like to speak of judgement. So the words of Jesus here make uncomfortable reading for many of us. Separating ‘sheep’ from ‘goats’, and pronouncing the destiny of each, seems very…
Central Command
We’ve begun to talk recently about how we make (and keep) Jesus truly central in our lives. We’ve started to explore the subtle and not-so-subtle ways in which we tend to cling to control,
Welcome to our blog, here is a place where a number of different contributors share some thoughts, ideas and questions. We have a few categories around church, leadership, creativity and ministries. Take a look, feel free to share and get in touch – we would love to hear from you.
LATEST POSTS
Choosing what not to pray
“Simon, Simon, pay attention! Satan has demanded to have you all, to
Men’s Weekend Away 2023
This weekend I found myself at my first men’s weekend away
Signs & Consequences
“My time has not yet come.” The response of Jesus to
No Body? Rethinking the ascension
“You didn’t want sacrifices and offerings; instead, you’ve given me a body.” Heb 10:5 The writer of Hebrews takes this quotation (apparently from the Old Testament, though no one seems quite sure), and applies
What’s the trouble?
‘Troubled’ is a word that’s been occupying my mind, and sometimes my emotions, over recent weeks. I reassure myself that Jesus knew what it was to be troubled, although not necessarily for the same
An Upper Room
It seems a curious symmetry. Almost. Did Jesus have both his first and his last meal in an ‘upper room’? It seems that in Luke’s account of the nativity the word that has sometimes