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02 August 2026 Feasting and covenants. These two ideas are always linked in Scripture and they signify God's commitment to us and God's invitation for us to be included [...]

26 July 2026 Obedience is not a popular word these days. It can feel rather authoritarian, conservative, and legalistic. But, the readings this week invite us to explore this [...]

19 July 2026 This week's readings may appear at first glance to be rather judgmental and possibly triumphalist, but I believe this is a misreading. Rather, what we find [...]

12 July 2026 The word of God, unfortunately, is a battle-ground in the Church at times. As a result, Christians are perceived to fall into two camps - those [...]

09 August 2026 Evangelism is not a popular word today. Many Christians shy away from sharing their faith because of all the baggage that has been accumulated over the [...]

05 July 2026 Following on from last week's focus on hospitality, the Lectionary shifts this week to Christ's invitation, and our role in taking that invitation to the world. [...]

28 June 2026 How is righteousness defined, and how does it connect with our relationship wtih God and one another? This seems to be the central question of this [...]

21 June 2026 Ordinary Time continues with a direct challenge for us to take the reign of God seriously. The call to lose our lives for the sake of [...]

14 June 2026 This week in the Lectionary the readings are all about what it means to be chosen. In a world where ideas like ‘election,’ ‘manifest destiny,’ and [...]

07 June 2026 This Sunday we begin the season of Ordinary Time (from the Latin word ordinalis meaning ‘numbered’) in which we shift focus from God’s story as taught [...]