Book: John

True forgiveness, which we encounter most fully in the risen Christ, does not gloss over the past but revisits it fully and carefully that we may be fully set free from it.

Knowing Jesus intimately is the most important thing of all, but many of our otherwise good gifts and concerns are constantly getting in the way.

All-in commitment is unfashionable, but it is often what God needs from us to allow the richest blessings to flow.

What difference does it make for us and in the world that The Word became flesh and made its dwelling among us?

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.

Serving Christ as king challenges our use of power and politics and questions where our ultimate loyalty and security lie.

Christ’s grief gathers up our griefs and achieves the promise of a day when tears will be no more.

When misunderstood, being “the chosen” can mutate into a toxic culture of entitlement that produces horrific criminal behaviour, and Jesus calls us to join him in challenging that culture.

Living water is for all of us that would like to try it. When we try it, our lives change and instead of being thirsty we become a spring. As a result, our neighbours can try it too.

In order for men to step up and end the scourge of domestic violence, they need to experience themselves as loved and valued, liberating them to love others.

The image of Jesus as the good shepherd can speak of tough life-on-the-line love, not just cuddling lambs.

The forgiveness we experience in the risen Christ is dauntingly radical and we are called to share it.