… I am not like the Pharisee. Reading his prayer though … I immediately phrased my own in my mind, “Thank you God that I am nothing like that pompous, self-serving Pharisee!” And no sooner had the thought been thought, I realised that I am in fact no better or different! [To read more, click on title]
Category Archives: Reflections
Weep, then Work
We all know about storms … The storms we face are not only meteorological — they appear in our politics, economies, theologies, and in our everyday lives … [To read more, click on title]
Below the Surface
Following Jesus doesn’t mean escaping the world’s problems. It means stepping into them with love. It means standing with Onesimus. It means seeing the sacredness of the ocean, not as something to cross or control, but as something to respect, protect, and learn from. This Ocean Sunday, may we take up the challenge of Paul and the warning of Jesus … [To read more, click on title]
Refiner’s Fire
“I have come to set the world on fire!” said Jesus.
The fire that Jesus was talking about isn’t a fire he brings to hurt or harm us. It is a fire he brings to transform, restore and meld us. A fire that burns away the things that keep us from him … A fire that ignites in us a passion for him, and others. A fire that we can take to the whole world …
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