In baptism you are brought into that story … “to be an actor in the play which God is writing and producing. And once you are on stage, you are part of the action. You can get the lines wrong. You could even do your best to spoil the play. But the story is moving forward and it would be far better to understand where it’s going and how to learn your part and join in the drama … [To read more, click on title]
Category Archives: Reflections
Make Way, Clear the Road!
Can you think of the places in your life that need straightening, filling in and levelling? What about the rough places? I certainly can! See, these instructions are still for us … [To read more, click on title]
Being Prepared …
I give thanks for walking up the Kauaeranga, and for a tramp from Coroglen to the Pinnacles Hut, where we overnighted, and woke early, to climb to the top of the Pinnacles, where we saw the view from the Aldermens to Raglan. Unforgettable. I give thanks for being able to sail in the Louisiade Archipelago, islands south-west of Papua New Guinea … [To read more, click on title]
You Did it to Me
The kingly royalty Jesus describes in Matthew’s Gospel is of another order entirely. It describes homeless Jesus. Sick Jesus. Imprisoned Jesus. Hungry Jesus. Naked Jesus. It is, in the words of theologian Fleming Rutledge, the “royalty that stoops” … [To read more, click on title]
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