May 1, 2025 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
After the terror and desolation of his crucifixion and the totally unexpected joy and wonder of his resurrection, Jesus’ small band of followers seek their way ahead. As their courage and confidence return, Jesus appears to them at various times and places, helping...
Apr 16, 2025 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
Day without hope This is the black day that some of us want to leave as quickly as we can and head for the white, light joy of Easter morning. And, I suspect that some amongst us enjoy the blackness of the Friday pain because that is how we experience life for the...
Apr 10, 2025 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
Jesus, born without sin, lived a sinless life and was crucified on a cross to pay the penalty for the sin of the whole world. The final week of his life recounts the suffering He went through, starting from Palm Sunday. On that day, at God’s appointed time, He...
Mar 31, 2025 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
Make way! Let’s look forward. God is about to do a new thing. Let’s look past the pain of our exile. Can’t you sense the new thing coming? God who makes a way through the sea of chaos will make a way through the desert, the wilderness of our journey for we have been...
Mar 27, 2025 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
Lent is a time for renewal. Part of that renewal requires that we become aware of the disorder, the disharmony and the distortions in our life, in other words to become aware of the areas of sinfulness and of the evil in our behaviour. We cannot change unless we are...
Mar 20, 2025 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
In Theology 101, Rev. Professor Andrew Dutney begins the conversation much like this. “The primary question in theology is, “What do we do with the issue of suffering?”” For much of our history, we, humans, have been tempted to explained pain and suffering as a direct...
