Book: Psalms

God’s refining work is done not through judgement and punishment, but through the transforming power of love.

A sermon on Psalm 23

God’s promised protection can only be understood through the story of Jesus’ death and resurrection.

The unfailing love of God is with us, even in the tragedy, confusion, and anguished questions and doubts.

In God’s coming reign, things we find impossible to reconcile will be reconciled.

It’s our place to be within, and part of, creation and to love it as God loves it, and to learn to be ready to stand with others in their place of need.

The God who we encounter in such different ways is, nevertheless, the one God, and we are called to share in the life of this one God.

Goodness and mercy are with us now – and we have to learn to accept them.

In the encounter with Jesus, our self-delusion and our scapegoating are painfully exposed, but with the possibility of forgiveness and freedom.

Every relationship in the universe – between God and creation, between humans, and between humans and creation – is driven by three dynamics: justice, mercy and faith.

We are given gifts from God – faith, love and hope – to help us cope with all that is less than God – especially when ‘principalities and powers’ overwhelm us.

The revelation of what God is on about in Christ will always upend our expectations and disrupt our lives.