Good News By Degrees
It’s Good News this Gospel of yours, Jesus, and we easily get so excited and full of expectation, that we can be disappointed when goodness takes longer than we had [...]
Good News
It's good news, this Gospel, the message of God's reign among us; the reality of God's presence with us; the challenge of God's justice calling us. It's good news [...]
Extending The Invitation
Lord Jesus, it’s a shameful thing when you’ve set invitations to all who will come and we stand at the door and turn people away it’s shameful how we find [...]
Choosing Differently
Few are chosen, God; the wealthy, the famous, the powerful, the intelligent, the connected, these are the ones chosen and set apart in our world. But, you choose differently, [...]
Building A New World
Here, in the society we have created for ourselves, we have honoured the great, the wealthy, the visible, the first, the best; and we have forgotten the quiet power of [...]
Another Way
Teach us the courage, O God, to turn from what seems so natural, so safe: the way of grasping power, and befriending the powerful, in the hope of protection and [...]
Agendas
We like our agendas, Jesus, we like to set priorities and plan outcomes; and we want the world to follow. But, too often our agendas are not yours; and that [...]
A New World
In the quiet moments, in the still places, I can sometimes hear it; An urgent voice, echoing through the wildernesses of the world, and of my heart calling me to [...]
Expecting
If we will allow it, your reign shifts us, leading us from denying to expecting from cynical mocking to faith-filled wonder. This is a shift we sorely need. And [...]
An Uncomfortable Vision
We say that we long for the day of your coming, Jesus, that we watch the sky, eager for a glimpse of your glory, that we thrill at imagining the [...]