May 11, 2022 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
Peter’s report to the Council In Joppa, Peter had a dream. A sheet descended from the heavens, containing food of all kinds. Some of the food was kosher. Some was the food was not kosher. Peter heard a voice, which he identified as God’s voice, commanding him to...
May 4, 2022 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
Peter and Dorcas / Tabitha In the city of Joppa, a local Christian woman with two names, Tabitha in Hebrew and Dorcas in Greek, had just died. She was known for her generosity and her practical works of charity. Peter was in a nearby town and the mourners called...
May 2, 2022 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
The conversion of Saul / Paul This passage has given birth to a phrase which has made its way into our broader culture and our language, one out of many with its origins in the Scriptures. In our culture, the media often speaks of a public figure having a “Damascus...
Apr 13, 2022 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, LECTIONARY, NEWS
Easter Day Here again we have choices amongst readings. Why might we choose a particular pathway through them: our personal preference, the needs of those who may be present, prayerful thoughtful contemplation? My pathway is highlighted. Let me tell you an idle tale....
Apr 4, 2022 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS, Uncategorized
Here we have choices between readings according to whether we follow Passion Sunday or Palm Sunday. I have chosen Palm Sunday from the Gospel of Luke because many of our people will meet also on Good Friday. The pathway I have chosen is highlighted. It is the Lord God...
Mar 30, 2022 | 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...
