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Good things came your way, just as bad things came the way of Lazarus. Now he is being comforted here while you are in agony.   The Word This Week Following on from last week (“You cannot be the slave … Continue reading →

You cannot be the slave both of God and money   How easy to take the words of Jesus out of context: “Use money to win you friends,” is one of those lines that sounds strange to us outside the … Continue reading →

There will be rejoicing in heaven over one repentant sinner. The message of God’s forgiveness is one that we are familiar with, but which the Lord still wishes to emphasise. Our human approach to forgiveness is so often flawed – … Continue reading →

None of you can be my disciple unless he gives up all his possessions. This is a very difficult set of readings. The Gospel itself starts with a saying which many find hard to understand: must we really “hate” our … Continue reading →

Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the man who humbles himself will be exalted. The Word This Week Humble behaviour is the mark of the Christian, as it always was the mark of someone “in favour with the … Continue reading →

Men from east and west will come to take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God. The Word This Week It’s probably a nightmare we all share to some degree or other – being locked out of … Continue reading →

I am not here to bring peace, but rather division. The Word This Week When we consider the Christian life, we often think in positive terms: peace, light, joy, goodness, life. And yet, as the Scriptures remind us today, that … Continue reading →

You too must stand ready. The Word This Week Vigilance: we wait for glory or ruin, salvation or disaster. This is the choice that faces the Christian each and every day, as we wait for the Lord to return, as … Continue reading →

This hoard of yours, whose will it be? The Word This Week Today we contemplate a great truth about our life: you can’t take it with you. The old phrase “There are no pockets in a shroud” is what we … Continue reading →

Ask, and it will be given to you. The Word This Week When we see the child in the sweet shop nagging and moaning at mum or dad for something, we probably don’t think of it as a model of … Continue reading →