God’s ways of abundance and grace are almost incomprehensible to those of us who have been shaped by the world’s ways of scarcity and merit based rewards and punishments.
We wait for a Saviour who will bring the Kingdom of God – a kingdom of which we see many foretastes and which we strive to live for in the here and now.
Temptation is something we all have to deal with, and Jesus shows the way in dealing with it.
The glory that has been seen in Jesus can shine forth in us, but there will be obstructions to be purged and commitments to be made first.
The call to love our enemies is not a new law to slave at, but a call into a culture of love so wild and free and strong that no one can hate it out of us.
There is a fundamental culture clash between those who put their trust in God and those who pursue wealth, comfort and celebrity.
When we truly encounter God in worship, we see everything in all its splendour and horror and are transformed for mission.
God is love, and so love is the only real measure of spiritual maturity or accomplishment.
Jesus’s agenda, which we are called to follow, is about healing, liberating and gathering in the excluded, not purifying the community by excluding anyone.
All-in commitment is unfashionable, but it is often what God needs from us to allow the richest blessings to flow.
In baptism we follow Jesus in being “ordained” and empowered for mission.
An adaptation of the First Kontakia on the Life of Christ, a sung or chanted sermon by the great sixth-century poet and singer, St Romanos the Melodist.
What difference does it make for us and in the world that The Word became flesh and made its dwelling among us?
The childhood picture of Jesus’ development calls us to ensure that our relationship with God is our primary allegiance, our first responsibility and the foundation of our identity.
In the nativity we see the light of living grace, in all its vulnerability, shining into the darkness of the world’s violence and divisiveness.
Young. Woman. Pregnant. Unmarried. How does Mary the mother of Jesus speak to you today?
Celebrating God is not to be a denial of reality, but a faith-filled reaching out for a new reality.
If the message of Christmas is real, then our preparations for it need to be radically life-changing.
Faced with the decline and disintegration of the Church, we are called to offer ourselves to God as the new branch who faithfully carry God’s love and mercy into a new era.
Serving Christ as king challenges our use of power and politics and questions where our ultimate loyalty and security lie.