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Where to find happiness and contentment
Read: Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 The parable of the prodigal son may be a familiar one to you. Son number 2 comes of age and asks his father for his inheritance, heads off and lives the high life of parties and frivolity. But then the money dries up, he works and even eats in the squalor … Continue reading Where to find happiness and contentment
There is always hope for everyone
Read: Luke 13:1-9 Pilate is documented in the bible, and other historical documents as someone who did things that irritated the local Jewish population. Today’s reading connects with one such story, when a group of Galilean pilgrims offering sacrifices in the temple had been slaughtered in the temple by Pilates troops. Human blood mixed with … Continue reading There is always hope for everyone
Protected under Jesus’ wings
Reading: Luke 13:31-35 My Aunt & Uncle have a farm, and at one stage they had chickens in their orchard. During the day the chickens would roam free, but come dusk, they had to bring the chickens into the coup to keep them protected from foxes. But even then, on occasion a fox did occasionally … Continue reading Protected under Jesus’ wings
Lent as a journey of resistance
Reading: Luke 4:1-13 In our early years of marriage we only had 1 car. I would usually walk to work and my wife would have the car, but on the occasional days I needed the car, I’d have to drive her to work before I went on with my day. I remember one day I … Continue reading Lent as a journey of resistance
Dazzled by Jesus: a reflection through the eyes of Peter
Read: Luke 9:28-36 I saw Jesus. I knew it was him, but he looked different: his face a ball of white light, his clothes so dazzlingly white that it hurt my eyes to look at them and I shielded them with my arm (dreams can seem so real sometimes). Then I saw the other figures, … Continue reading Dazzled by Jesus: a reflection through the eyes of Peter
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