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Mark 8:27-38 Over the last 5 weeks we have been exploring the metaphor of a faith and culture transported to this country from Western Europe in grandma’s beloved pot. Initially we raised the question of how do we contextualise that … Read More »
What does it mean to “deny ourselves and take up our cross and follow Jesus”? Is this what Jesus said before his death, is it a reading into the story by those who wished to tell a certain story after … Read More »
Luke 14:25-33 I have always wondered what it would be like to be a celebrity and be pursued 24/7, to have an entourage of devoted followers at your heels waiting to catch a drop of wisdom, a look or even … Read More »
Mathew 28: 8So they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. The noise of Friday was over. The bodies taken down. Only a few close family members and others stayed. They watched … Read More »
Isaiah 52:13 – 53:12 We were talking after the Good Friday service. The lady in question had participated in the passion liturgy and was obviously moved by it. The she said something that was unexpected. “Reading that reading I realise … Read More »
Well we have travelled quietly, and perhaps for some of us, not so quietly through Lent and are now on the verge of Easter and it’s tale of tragedy and triumph, of melancholia and great rejoicing, of confusion and hope. … Read More »