Deuteronomy 30:15–20 Choose lifePsalm 1 The two waysLuke 14:25-33 The cost of discipleship We all want to be followers — disciples — of something ultimate, something wondrously true. Something to which we can give ourselves without reservation and for ever. Something that warrants allowing ourselves to be remade, reshaped and
Continue readingSirach 10:12-18 On pridePsalm 112 Bessings of the righteousLuke 14:1, 7-14 Humility and hospitality How do we rightly understand humility in a world so bent on rising above the rest and cultivating an artificial self? Jesus offers a paradoxical truth. And it is just this contradictory twist that breaks us
Continue readingIsaiah 5: 1-7 The unfaithful vineyardPsalm 80: 1-2, 9-19Hebrews 11:29-12:2 Great could of witnesses In this secular, globized city it is easy to become discourage, to go with the flow of that which marginalizes and isolates so many people. We are being called to trust in God and in what
Continue readingGenesis 15:1-6 • Abram’s trust in God Luke 12:32-40 • Watchfulness and trust There is so much in our world that is frightening, frustrating, discouraging; cynicism and depair are so near. Yet at the heart of our faith is a simple, vigilant trust. We are offered a way to see
Continue readingEcclesiastes 1:2, 12-14, 2:18-23 All is vanityPsalm 49:1-12 the foolishness of trusting wealthLuke 12:13-21 The parable of the rich fool Conventional wisdom directs us to get ahead and to achieve as much wealth and power as possible. But in truth there is a fatal error here. There is a very
Continue readingGenesis 18:1-10a • Angels’ visit to Abraham & Sarah Luke 10:38–42 • Jesus visits Mary and Martha If we truly and deeply respect every person whom we meet, offering hospitality and listening, we will find the angel — or the Christ — in each one. Hospitaltiy is welcoming another safely
Continue readingThe twist in the “commandment” to love our neighbour is this: it sets us free! It takes us from being wrapped up in ourselves and bound by social conventions — all of which separates us from others and therefore from God — and liberates us truly to care for another
Continue readingJesus sends the seventy out to proclaim the gospel — to offer the gift of life to any and all. Some recognize what is being offered and receive it, others just don’t get it. That is how it is today — some get it and some don’t — and both
Continue readingHere are Elijah and Jesus living the truth they bear. Truth is not just a set of ideas or doctrines. It is a living expression of that which gives life — an expression which cannot even be “translated” into ideas. Rather, it forms us, shapes us, fills us with a
Continue readingThe notion of “truth” is so central to the gospel, but we live in a time when the notion of absolute truth seems naive and old-fashioned. We cannot go back, but there is a way forward, into an experience of truth that truly gives life in our time.listen view
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