September 19 2021 Pentecost 17 James 3:13-4:3,7-8a
Confidence in the good gifts of God means that we can pray with confidence for the expression of those gifts within ourselves.
Read MoreSeptember 12 2021 Pentecost 16 James 3:1-12
the tongue … carries great power!
Read MoreSeptember 5 2021 Pentecost 15 James 2:1-10,(11-13),14-17
“Actions speak louder than words!” This month we are invited to re-contemplate The Epistle of James. What a gem it is! My heading sounds familiar to us, of course. But also to huge numbers of the past, including folk at the very beginning of Christianity. Indeed, James is maybe(?) responsible for this familiar adage. It…
Read MoreAugust 29 2021 Pentecost 14 Song of Solomon 2:8 – 13
When we focus our attention on Christ and lean into Christ, then we will be well held in the throws and turmoil of life. It is faith in Christ that will stand our communities in good stead.
Read MoreAug 22 2021 Pentecost 13 Ephesians 6:10 – 20
What images help you to draw on the strengths of faith, to help you stand fast?
Read MoreAug 15 2021 Pentecost 12 John 6:51 – 58
I am life. I am the living bread. Living bread . . . . a strange concept to grab hold of.
Read MoreAugust 8 2021 Pentecost 11 Psalm 130
When have you cried out to God? What did you notice when you did . . . .
Read MoreAugust 1st 2021 Pentecost 10 2 Sam 11:26 – 12:13a
The prophetic voice is a call to dare to come to hope and take hold of our part for all of creation.
Read MoreJuly 25 Pentecost 9 Psalm 14
In the closing verses is the hope of restoration for God’s people, and if one proceeds to Psalm 15 there is a bucket full of hope.
Read MoreJuly 18 2021 Pentecost 8 Psalm 89:20-37
What does a new heaven mean? What does a new earth look like? Are we presently living in a new heaven & earth? Are we in the process now? Is this newness a product of the ministry of ‘the body of Christ’?
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