Even Christians can subtly want the kingdom without the king. Because it helps us to fit in. It costs us less of our hearts. The kingdom without the king embraces the extremes of compassion without conviction, or conviction without compassion. It goes to church and pays a tithe but doesn’t grieve with the grieving or seek satisfaction in God through prayer. The kingdom without the king takes the teachings that make us feel better and rejects those that cause discomfort. It refuses the pain of transformation … [To read more, click on title]
Category Archives: Reflections
Trailblazer
The ‘who Jesus is to me?’ question arises especially in this encounter we have in today’s passage from Luke. It’s a familiar passage but this time my very first reaction on reading it had me wondering if Jesus had got out of bed on the wrong side that day! … [To read more, click on title]
Legion
He haunts the places of the dead. Every night, the townspeople hear him, shrieking among the tombs. When they’re quick enough, they catch him, wrap his wrists and ankles in chains, and haul his naked body — securely shackled — back to town. But there’s no containing the crazy; he escapes each time. Trailing broken chains behind him, he wanders the wilds, tearing at his skin until it bleeds, trading one kind of pain for another. If he has a name, no one knows it … [To read more, click on title]
Language at Pentecost
In the Book of Acts, Paul us gives us a vivid account of God’s launching of the ‘Church’ into the World, describing the coming of the Holy Spirit, a coming together of people from all parts of the known world.
It is a gathering like no other! Full of wild details that challenge the imagination … tongues of fire, rushing winds, and accusations of drunkenness … [To read more, click on title.]
