EXPLORING THE BIBLE

Bare feet or Blundstones?

Thinking of the Apostle Paul, I find I regard him in similar terms as Sir Winston Churchill’s description of Russia:  “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma”. On…

There is no longer Jew or Greek, slave or free, male and female, for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.”

Pentecost teaches us that being extravagantly God-intoxicated leads us to the awareness that all humanity is (to use Martin Luther King’s phrase) one “Beloved Community”.

Greater unity among Christians won’t be a magic bullet, it’s a good first step, however.

Jesus grants peace to those who follow him

he instructs his disciples to be as ‘little children’ to love one another

When we face challenges, we can remember that God is our shepherd

encounters with Jesus can come unexpectedly both at times of crisis and in moments of calm.

Day without hope we retreat away from the cruel world to bind the wounds of our disappointment. That is the reality of Good Friday.