To you, O Lord, we lift up our soul
For Sunday, July 14, 2013 – Psalm 25:1-10 The little church that is my home within The Church of the Saviour has come through some difficult passages recently. We found we could no longer sustain our central mission, The Potter’s House, a place of hospitality and encounter, and yet we struggled to open our hearts to […]
God’s Realm Is Near
For Sunday, July 7, 2013 – Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 Often we think of twelve disciples, but here Jesus appoints a group of about 72 to go out ahead of him into every town he intends to go. They will test the waters, see where the welcome waits and where it does not. More importantly, they […]
Desperate Times
For Sunday, June 23, 2013 – Luke 8:26-39 Desperate times call for desperate actions. His disciples had just come through a harrowing night at sea (while Jesus slept peacefully, you’ll recall). On their way to the other side a great wind had swept down on them and threatened to overtake them. Life happens that way. […]
To Love Well
For Sunday, June 16, 2013 – Luke 7:36-8:3 Immediate compassionate response trumps premeditated politeness. The host was thoughtful, no doubt, well-meaning and polite, curious about Jesus, but from a bit of a distance. The ‘sinning city woman’ knew nothing of distance. She was all-out passion. If the host was a small breeze, she was a blast of wind, a tangle of tears and […]
