Jan 21, 2022 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
Ps 147:12-20 Ephesians 1:3-14 John 1:(1-9), 10-18 Who is this one? Who is this one celebrated in the psalm whose word is seen in the nuances of creation and the teaching of the law? The one who brings peace within our open borders – despite those for whom the...
Dec 1, 2021 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
Christmas is a time of welcome As the seasonal celebrations of the birth of Jesus begin, we look forward to celebrating the birth of Jesus, the one in whom Christians see the divine and eternal most clearly embodied, uniquely incarnated, in-fleshed. The Jesus we meet...
Nov 24, 2021 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
Come, thou long expected Jesus Today is the first Sunday of Advent, which marks the beginning of the lectionary year of Luke. Ironically, rather than our journey into Luke starting at the very beginning (which, as Julie Andrews will tell you, is a very good place to...
Nov 21, 2021 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
This Sunday is the last Sunday of the liturgical year, known as ‘Christ the King’ Sunday. The liturgical year begins with Advent, as we anticipate the coming of the King, moving through the year with celebration of his life, works and salvation; and solemn...
Nov 13, 2021 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
Watch and Pray This reading is one of those difficult, apocalyptic passages which tend to get some Christians a bit excited about the whole ‘end times’ and ‘second coming’ phenomenon. I remember as a teenager in the ’70s, books, films, songs about The Rapture were all...
Nov 5, 2021 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
Unless the Lord builds the house… In the work of the Presbytery, the work of the congregations and Church Councils across the Presbytery, and in our own personal lives, there are many decisions to be made. This week’s Psalm opens with the words Unless the Lord builds...
