Hooked In
Temptations can hook us away from where we want to be, following Jesus, but perhaps we need them in order to discover who we are in relation to them.
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When Buildings Fall: Do Not Worry?
In the face of a major disaster, Jesus’ call to not worry is both challenged and illuminated.
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Salvation and Retaliation
The salvation of the world lies in Jesus’ model of non-retaliation.
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Lifting our Standards
Jesus’ teaching on the new ethics for disciples do not weigh us down because they are wrapped in generous mercy and humour.
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What are you good for?
God has given us all we need to live out our calling with integrity.
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Blessed are those with lots to learn
In the growth of children, God reveals to us much of how we all should be growing and developing.
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“From Little Things, Big Things Grow”
In the birth of the baby we see the presence of God in smallness and obscurity, enabling us to see that small beginnings are no obstacle to big visions of the reign of justice and peace and freedom.
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Still Waiting, Lord
When fidelity to Christ’s call is failing to bear the expected fruit, but is bearing good fruit, however humble, the call may be to persevere in hope.
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The Axe and the Stump
The promise that God will bring new life from a dead stump challenges our haste to chop down whatever seems to be in our way.
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Not of the Dead
God is so totally about life, life and more life, that we have trouble comprehending anything of what God is on about.