Fasting. It's quite a popular health thing now... 5:2 Diet and all that. But it’s been a standard habit of followers of Jesus for millenia. Why? How does being hungry…
Two of the strangest moments in Jesus’ life, two moments that provoke serious discussion, come back to back in Mark’s gospel. Jesus tells a fig tree to die (and it…
Imagine Jesus asking you this question: "What do you want me to do for you?" What would YOU ask of Jesus? What we ask gives us a good indicator of…
This Sunday, along with many millions of Christians, we remember and celebrate Pentecost Sunday. This is the day that Jesus kept his promise to not leave his disciples as orphans,…
Christians are often really good at remembering and celebrating what Jesus has done (and rightly so ). And we're not so bad at thinking about what he will do (after…
In a world that lacks so much certainty, doubt is a frequent and unwelcome visitor. Doubt comes in many shapes and forms, but the answer to doubt lies in the…
Easter Sunday... Resurrection Day... it's not overstating the case to say that it is the most important and significant day in history. It's the day that changed everything forever.
Humans like to box things up into neat categories, but Jesus defies our best attempts to do that. Is he a suffering Servant, or is he the glorious God? Yes.…
One of the highest values in our culture right now is the right to determine our own identity, to say who we are, to be who we are. But we…
When Jesus takes really small amounts of food ( think 5 bread rolls and a couple of sardines) and multiplies it into a feast for thousands, that's amazing, right? When he…