[Acts] The Clash of Belonging & Believing

[Acts] The Clash of Belonging & Believing

by | Jan 12, 2019 | Reflections

“If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he replied, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” Acts 8:37 Turn to Acts 8. Read out verse 37. If you are reading a newer translation of the Bible, You may find a gap between verse 36 and...
[John] So Loved

[John] So Loved

by | Dec 28, 2018 | Lectionary & Scripture, Reflections

“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.”  — John 3:16 Our first hint of incarnation comes in the creation story. God makes all this stuff out of darkness: a fire...
[Luke] Imagine with Me

[Luke] Imagine with Me

by | Oct 23, 2018 | Lectionary & Scripture, Reflections

And when they could not find how they might bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the housetop and let him down with his bed through the tiling into the midst before Jesus.” – Luke 5:19 NKJV Come, imagine with me!  What would it feel like in...
[Mark] All in a Day

[Mark] All in a Day

by | Oct 22, 2018 | Lectionary & Scripture, Reflections

“The disciples gathered around Jesus, and told him all they had done and taught.”  – Mark 6:30 What a day. The disciples return from their mission of teaching and curing the sick. They gather around Jesus ‘telling him all they had done and taught.’ Jesus...
[Zechariah] Night Visions

[Zechariah] Night Visions

by | Sep 12, 2018 | Lectionary & Scripture, Reflections

“In the night I saw a man riding on a red horse! He was standing among the myrtle trees in the glen; and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses. Then I said, “What are these, my lord?” The angel who talked with me said to me, “I will show you what they...