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]
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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]
The ‘Why’ of Repentance
We find ourselves once again on the banks of the River Jordan with John the Baptist. We should be used to it by now, but that wild prophet John still jars as a a party-pooper as we look toward Christmas … [to read more, click on title]
Mustard Seed Sunday
The Sunday before Advent is called ‘Stir it up Sunday’, a name which comes from the Book of Common Prayer and possibly dates back to 1549. The words of the Collect that have usually been said on this day are, “Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people”. As traditions go, somewhere along the way the metaphor of stirring up the Christmas pudding or cake became a timely fit for the Sunday before Advent … [to read more, click on title]
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