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(Matthew 3:13–17) Jesus walks not from heaven but from home, dust on his feet, questions warm in his chest, the slow ache of becoming still unnamed. He comes without spectacle, without certainty, without script or halo, stepping toward water that … Read More »
Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 As we discussed last Sunday, Luke’s story abut Jesus sits firmly within the conflict around the concept of sovereignty – who is or isn’t sovereign – the state or God, humans or the Divine Mystery? Luke leaves … Read More »
Baptism of Christ. Jesus is baptized in the Jordan River by John. Davezelenka Matthew 3:13-17 Today we celebrate the baptism of Jesus, the iconic story of incarnation, subservience and mysticism, often reduced to the role of a theological statement about … Read More »
Mathew 3 Grand Canyon by David Hockney Today we meet the hermit from the bush. The bloke who ignores the social requirements for appropriate dress and, by the smell of him, for the use of water for something other than … Read More »
John 10:30 Jesus, in John’s gospel, is Jewish, very, very Jewish. Not only is he Jewish he is very devout. John reports him attending synagogues, upholding various laws and attending a range of festivals just as a devout Jewish … Read More »
Luke 3:21-22 Question: have you ever had the experience of listening to great music or looking at a painting and discovering you are no longer listening or looking at something out there, separate from you, but somehow, in some … Read More »