Jun 23, 2022 | EXPERIENCING FAITH, NEWS
Today’s Gospel marks a turning point in Luke’s story of Jesus. He is going to Jerusalem because the time is drawing near for him to be taken up into heaven. He responds resolutely to God’s plan, cost him what it may. The disciples he wants to be with...
Jun 15, 2022 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
This passage from Luke is a very strange story of a man who had lived for a long time in tombs where dead bodies lay. It is strange too that this “demon-possessed” man recognised Jesus for who he was and was afraid of him. Then, at Jesus’ command,...
Jun 8, 2022 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
From very early on in the life of the church, Christians understood the figure of ‘Wisdom’ in Proverbs 8 as a reference to Jesus. They assumed that God the Father had already shown, in words, hints and ways of relating, what He would reveal in full in...
Jun 2, 2022 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
In Genesis 11:1-9, the story of the Tower of Babel continues the theology of sin that is found in Genesis 2 and 3 in the story of the Fall. The Acts 2 story of the Day of Pentecost is a richly satisfying reversal of this downward momentum in understanding. The...
May 30, 2022 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
Paul and Silas One day in Philippi, as Paul and Silas were walking to the outdoor place of prayer, a slave girl started calling out to them: “These men are slaves of the Most High God, who proclaim to you a way of salvation.” This continued to happen for a few days....
May 19, 2022 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
Paul in Philippi; introducing Lydia Saul, by now calling himself Paul, was also active sharing the Gospel. Like Peter last week, he also had a dream. A Macedonian appeared to him in his dream asking for Paul to come and help them. As a result, Paul and some of his...
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...
