Jan 31, 2020 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE
Feb. 16 Epiphany 6: – Deut. 30:15-20 / Ps. 119:1-8 / 1Cor 3:1-9 / Matt.5:21-37 The difficult ethic of this Gospel is not new; the ultimate guide for a young person is spelled out in Ps. 119; Moses in Deut. 30 presents a life of ethical choices. Robert Frost...
Jan 24, 2020 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE
Epiphany 5: – Is. 58:1-12 / Ps. 112:1-9 / 1Cor.2:1-12 (13-16) / Matt.5:13-20 Matt. 5:16 challenges (“let your light so shine in the sight of men, so that, seeing your good works, they may praise your Father in heaven.”) the challenge is to find such a balance...
Jan 19, 2020 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE
We may elect to celebrate either the purification of Mary & the presentation of the Lord, Mal. 3:1-4 / Ps 84 or 24 / Heb. 2:14-18 / Luke 2:22-40 Or Epiphany 4, Mic.6:1-8 / Ps. 15 / 1Cor.1:18-31 / Matt.5:1-12 Some people find it worth the effort to pick over the...
Jan 13, 2020 | EXPERIENCING FAITH, NEWS
Happy New Year! I hope that Christmas was a blessing to you and your families. Even after four years I still cannot get my head around the idea of celebrating Christmas in the summer. Swimming in the sea on Boxing Day sounds bizarre. But this is what we did with our...