Aug 6, 2018 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE
Reflection on Ephesians 4:25-5:2 – Week of 12th August As a mum to 3 primary school aged children, I can strongly relate to these verses… we are nearing the end of the school holidays and I feel I am saying hundreds of times a day – “Don’t lie!” “Play nicely!” “Say...
Aug 2, 2018 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE
We don’t often read of much humour from Jesus when he is being serious, nor are we accustomed to John using irony when describing the responses of people to Jesus. I suggest that you read through John 6:24-35 and take note of how “the crowd’ and Jesus seem to be...
Jul 23, 2018 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE
A little can Go a Long, Long Way: E.Tucker with Thirsty Ground, May 2018 Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Galilee To get away from it all, to get some peace But the people followed, they had travelled all day They wanted to hear what this man had to say It was...
Jul 16, 2018 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE
As followers of Christ we are reminded to be inclusive people, not rejecting foreigners, people from different cultures and religious beliefs. When Australia became a British Colony, more than 200 years ago, Indigenous Australians experienced Europeans as invaders,...
Jul 9, 2018 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE
We might cringe as we read this. The violent act of the death of John the Baptist might remind us of some uncomfortable parts of the Old Testament. This beheading could also remind us of the deaths of Christians in some countries today who have been persecuted and...
Jul 2, 2018 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE
WHO? The Bible asks questions of me, as much as I ask questions of it. These readings ask me questions. Who is Jesus? Is he just Mary’s son, a fatherless child, a carpenter? His neighbours were asking, “Who does he think he is?” Jesus does not directly answer...
