Sep 6
Be Open
Sometimes Jesus speaks a word that remains so vivid, so pivotal in the imagination of the people who heard it, that when they wrote down...
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Aug 30
Masks & Bananas
Why does hypocrisy drive Jesus bananas? I mean, throughout the gospels we see so many instances of Jesus being caring and compassionate...
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Mar 16
Who We Are Becoming
I’ve often told parents of young children that if you want to teach your children about God, one of the best ways is to plant a garden....
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Mar 12
In this way
For God so loved the world … It is one of the best known and most loved verses in the bible, for good reason. John 3.16. For God so...
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Oct 13, 2023
Invitation and Response
“For many are called, but few are chosen.” God’s grace, God’s invitation is extended to many, to all, good and bad alike. How will we...
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Oct 9, 2023
What do you see? (Thanksgiving)
In some parts of Africa, when people meet, there is a particular greeting that is exchanged. The first person says “God is good, all the...
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Sep 16, 2023
Forgiveness
Forgiveness really, really matters. And forgiveness is really, really hard. There’s a tension here. That’s the territory that Jesus...
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Apr 6, 2023
The Mirror and the Window (Good Friday)
From a high point in the old city of Jerusalem, our guide told us the story of King David who, because of the rebellion of his son...
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Mar 28, 2023
'That they may have life'
Today is the fourth in a series of encounters with Jesus that we have been reading together during this season of Lent. First Nicodemus,...
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Feb 17, 2023
Grace for All (Sermon on the Mount, part 4)
How then shall we live? Last Sunday, Dennis reminded us that in the sermon on the mount, Jesus is calling for a change in heart, a change...
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