Gospel

What are the greatest examples of love you can think of? We might think of some great poems and sonnets and love songs that have been written that express the emotion of love. But in reality, love is intensely practical. The hospice nurse caring for the dying patient. The motherRead More →

“God created humans in His image and we returned the favor.” This rather infamous line summarizes how many secular philosophers explain religion. CS Lewis put it this way “I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: I’m ready to accept JesusRead More →

‘Do you love me?’ Peter is asked this question; I am asked this question too. Do I see the goodness in me that Jesus sees? As Peter stands before Jesus it is reasonable to presume that he is all too aware of his failure to stand by and with hisRead More →

There are many directions a sermon on this text could take. One would be to explore our commonality with the disciples in their fear and doubt. Are we so different today, even after we’ve heard — just one week ago — that Jesus is risen from the grave? How doRead More →

You probably do not remember the name Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin. Many years ago, he was one of the most powerful men on earth. A Russian Communist leader, he took part in the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. He was the editor of the Soviet newspaper Pravda and was a full memberRead More →

The Gospel of Saint Luke details how Jesus Christ died in agony.  The crucified would die of blood loss or asphyxiation. Christ accepted this suffering knowingly and willingly because it was the will of His Father and out of love for us.  It was through His obedience that our redemptionRead More →

“We look at the sky, there are many, many stars; but when the sun rises in the morning, the light is such that we can’t see the stars. God’s mercy is like that: a great light of love and tenderness.’ So when Jesus acts as confessor to the woman heRead More →

There are three people in this story and we can identify with all of them: The son who went far from his Father and followed his own way into the most degrading behaviour. The son who thought he was good and observant, but deep down, did not have the mindRead More →

This Gospel gives a wonderful image of God.  God is the gardener – a hopeful and patient gardener.  God will not toss us aside immediately if we are not bearing fruit.  Our gardener, God, will fertilise us, nurture us, and pull the weeds that are growing within and around us. Read More →

There is something fascinating about the fact that the ‘transfigured’ Jesus is still recognisably Jesus. This reminds me of the story of the road to Emmaus, where the disciples at first don’t recognise the resurrected Jesus and then, suddenly, they know it is him, in the breaking of the bread.Read More →