As we came to the communion table this past Sunday we looked at a passage in Acts 27:27-44 where Paul is threatened with shipwreck, but encourages his fellow travelers to break bread with him and be encouraged. The sermon for the day can be found here. Here’s some further thoughts on how communion can encourage [...]

I find the doctrine of the trinity one of the most baffling yet somehow ‘seemingly right’ aspects of Christian theology. ‘Baffling’ because no matter how we try and fathom it we never really get our heads around it.  ‘Seemingly Right’ because it crystalizes the New Testament disciples experience of God into a simple formula. They [...]

In Acts 9:36-43 Peter offers prayer for a disciple named Tabitha who has died. A miracle takes place and her life is restored.  The miracle is a prelude to an even greater miracle… the church recasting her mission to include Gentiles as well as Jewish believers. A sermon including such musings (as well as some [...]

Acts 9:1-6 gives us the account of the conversion of Saul. He is changed from being a man intent on destroying the church into one of Christianity’s greatest advocates.  A Sermon on this passage can be found here. What can we learn about the process of change from this account? Firstly… Changing from doing things [...]

Obedience is not a word we always use in relation to spirituality. It comes into play when we have to make a choice, between what we perceive is God’s way and what we suspect is against God. That was the kind of choice that Peter had to make when the Sanhedrin forbade him to carry [...]

Luke’s gospel gives us the account of three men who die on crosses. (Luke 23: 33-43). A sermon for Passion Sunday can be found here. The first man dies hurling insults at Jesus. He sees nothing redemptive in the acts that are taking place. He is embittered and hardened to the fact that the Savior [...]

In John 12:1-8 the actions of Judas and Mary are in stark contrast. Mary overflows with devotion. Judas is revealed to be less than graceful. A sermon on just such a theme can be found here. For myself the passage challenges me to consider the nature of our relationship with God. For Judas, it appears [...]

I was out walking in the woods when the wind stated to blow. As I made my way home the weather grew worse. Suddenly, with a loud crash, a tree fell to the ground, narrowly missing me. I was a little shaken! Pondering the experience later in the day I reflected on those times when [...]

In Luke 13:31-35 Jesus proclaims “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, How often I wanted to gather your children together, just as a hen gathers her brood under wings, and you would not have it !” He also describes Herod as a fox.  A sermon reflecting on Foxes, Hens and Chickens can be found here. Foxes Foxes are not [...]

In Luke 4:1-13 Jesus is led into the desert and faces a number of temptations. A sermon on that passage can be found here. Dealing with temptation “Turn the Bread into Stones“. In other words ‘solve all your problems with a quick-fix’. Be it world hunger or personal diet there are offered to us endless [...]