Set Free
The ransom that was paid to free you … was not paid in silver or gold, but in the precious blood … of Christ (1 Peter 1.18-19) Sometimes...
Resurrection
I once mentioned to a farmer’s wife how the resurrection was a challenge to our faith. Christian teaching about resurrection teaches us...
Palm Sunday
After El Alamein, the first significant victory for the Allies in World War II, Churchill said: ‘This is not the beginning of the end. ...
The Story of Lazarus
A few years ago I read a statement by a man who is strongly opposed to religion. He said: 'I don't know why people still believe in God....
The Reality of God
Now let me see. I can have hair transplants to cover my baldness, and dental veneers to make my teeth white and straight. Liposuction...
The Samaritan Woman
The woman we hear of today in the gospel (John 4.5-42) seems to me to be an admirable woman. We don’t know her name. She is a nameless...
Transfiguration
Eternity is usually hidden from us. But imagine if the curtain drew back and we glimpsed eternity, what would our reaction be? I would...
Out of Eden
Today’s world likes immediacy. Instant messages. Immediate information. Wikipedia summaries. So we find it hard to stay with a text that...
Don't Worry
Worry is natural to the human condition. Parents worry about their children. Workers worry about their jobs. We all worry about money....
Love Your Enemy
Today’s gospel (Mt 5.38-48) is counter-intuitive, that is to say, it goes against our instincts. It flies in the face of what we would...
