Empowering the church – Pentecost
The story of Pentecost we hear from the writing of Luke both in his Gospel and in the Book of Acts carries some very powerful messages for us in the C [...]
Jesus’s presence among us
Over the Fifty days of Easter we hear accounts of encounters with Jesus and how the early church experiences the presence of the risen Christ. This Su [...]
Breaking down barriers
All through the Easter Season as we reflect on the meaning of the resurrection, the Church invites us to read the book of Acts as our first reading. T [...]
Compassion of the good shepherd
Many years ago I studied Theology and Liturgy at Lincoln Theological College in England. It was a joint Anglican-Methodist college situated under the [...]
Easter – God’s light dawning
Let me invite you to cast your mind back to Holy Week and Easter last year. We were in the midst of lockdown, filming services, and participating in w [...]
Palm Sunday – the power of love
Palm Sunday, when Jesus entered Jerusalem riding on a donkey with crowds cheering and waving branches, is a day full of festive joy and laughter. I ca [...]
God’s liberating love for all
One of the great tasks and responsibility laid on each of us is to pass on the faith to each succeeding generation. This is specifically spelled out i [...]
God never stops loving us
One of the things I love about John’s Gospel – so different from Matthew, Mark and Luke – is the opportunity John gives us to listen in on a couple of [...]