Another year over and most of us are talking about the year ahead. But what about the year behind? What about the last 10, 20 or 30 years behind? What's hiding back there? Imagine for a moment that the sum total of your life's experiences are down there in the shed labelled … [Read more...] about What to do with Your Junk
Jesus, Equal Measures
You and I are engaged in the ministry of mercy to those who desire mercy and we are to leave room for the mercy and judgement of God for those who reject it. This ministry includes the use of true weights and measures to judge truth and error in our own lives first and afterwards … [Read more...] about Jesus, Equal Measures
Touch Hunger
Touch is an incredibly powerful experience. It can crack hard hearts and heal heavy wounds. Touch is normative to our well-being and communicates life to those around us. It should not surprise us then, that in a culture obsessed with death, touch is to be feared, held in … [Read more...] about Touch Hunger
Jesus, In Good Hands
Having told us to be careful about what we treasure and where we lay the booty, Jesus turns to the subject of anxiety. It seems natural that Jesus should do this. It's hard to be at peace when your treasures are under threat from rust, mould and theft. Anxiety also makes … [Read more...] about Jesus, In Good Hands
He Shall be Their Peace
Peace. Peace with God, peace with our conscience and peace with our neighbour. These three things are all necessary for lasting joy and contentment in life's suffering. Man is able to compromise regarding the third and for a time drown out the second. But he is powerless to do … [Read more...] about He Shall be Their Peace