Category Archives: Newsletters

“God sent his Son, so that through him the world might be saved” There were two remarkable moments in the story of the Old Testament where God saved his people; one was in the escape from Egypt – we’ll keep … Continue reading →

  This week, in our journey through the Old Testament, we reach Covenant Number Three: and this is the big one – the Covenant with Moses at Sinai. The Ten Commandments are (or should be) familiar to us all: they … Continue reading →

“This is my Son, the Beloved.” We spool forward a few centuries in the story of the Old Testament, to arrive at Abraham, “our Father in faith”. Today we hear of another Covenant (like last week) – even though the … Continue reading →

  “Jesus was tempted by Satan, and the angels looked after him.” We begin our Lenten journey at the decisive moment of the flood, when God establishes his first Covenant with man, in the person of Noah. Noah was saved … Continue reading →

  “The leprosy left him at once and he was cured.” Thankfully, we do not encounter leprosy in our culture. It can therefore be difficult to enter into the real depth of today’s readings. We have to understand that leprosy … Continue reading →

  “He cured many who suffered from diseases of one kind or another.” This world, as we know, is a fragile and fallible place, in which we encounter hunger, disease, sickness and death. Jesus proclaims, by his actions of healing, … Continue reading →

Where does authority come from? Why is one man regarded as a prophet, and another as a lunatic, and a third as a hypocrite? Jesus startles the crowds with a ‘new teaching’ today, but what amazes them so much is … Continue reading →

  “Repent and believe the good news!” Where does Jesus begin his ministry? Where John the Baptist left off – preaching a message of repentance, of change, to welcome the new Kingdom of God. There is a simplicity about this … Continue reading →

  “Samuel, Samuel!” “Here I am!” What does it mean to be a follower of the Lord Jesus? Surely to listen and hear his voice, and to go where he leads us. Today, as we enter the ordinary season of … Continue reading →

  “We saw his star and have come to do the king homage.” In the East, this Season of Christmas is called the ‘Time of Manifestation’, or Showing. Today is the ‘Feast of the Manifestation’, or the Showing of the … Continue reading →