The hundreds of people churning up the Parliamentary lawn are unlikely to read this blog. If they did, I’d want them to know that they are blinkered and selfish and, in some cases, misled and entitled. They’d want to punch my lights out for saying so, which possibly makes the point, but I’ll amplify.
The baseline of their cause would seem to be that in the name of their freedom and rights they would blithely stifle the freedoms and rights of others. …. [To read more, click on the title]
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The Sermon on the Plain
Luke’s version of the Beatitudes is very different from Matthew’s. In fact it is a much harsher and demanding set of statements, and is not just about blessings, but also about woes. The poor are blessed, the hungry are blessed, the people who weep are blessed and anyone who is excluded, reviled or defamed because of their belief in Jesus is also blessed; BUT if you are rich, your stomach is full and you are laughing and having a good time, or people speak well of you – well – woe to you … [To read more, click on the title]
Luke, Fishing and Waitangi
I love the idea of Jesus, desperate for a little space from which to speak to the crowds pressing upon him, just commandeering Simon’s boat.
And I love that Peter just lets him. I mean, he’d been fishing all night and probably wanted to finish cleaning up and get home to bed. But he takes Jesus out anyway. [To read more, click on title]
A Selfish Giant
Do you know what a curmudgeon is?
I arrived at my swimming spot and found it full of people. Swimmers and picnickers and cars and folding chairs and rugs and towels spread wide. And kayaks and dogs and stand-on boards and bridge jumpers. And I thought, how dare they. Make way. I want to swim. It’s a beautiful day, and I want to swim.
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