Blogs

A good selection of blog posts that will provoke thoughts and make you think deeper.

You Can, You Can, You Can (Pentecost)

Jesus entered, stood among them, and said, “Peace be with you”. Then he showed them his hands and side. The disciples, seeing the Master with their own eyes, were exuberant. Jesus repeated his greeting, “Peace to you”. Then he took a deep breath and breathed on them. “Receive the Holy

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Rise to the Occasion (Ascension of the Lord)

Jesus, undeterred, went right ahead and gave his charge: “God authorised and commanded me to commission you: Go out and train everyone you meet, far and near, in this way of life, marking them by baptism in the threefold name: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Then instruct them in the

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Choices, Choices (Sixth Easter)

Jesus said, “If you love me, show it by doing what I’ve told you, keep my commandments”. (John 14: 15) There are trade-offs. We make them all the time. You can choose to wait for the train or drive. The train might be running late, so you could be in

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A Red Letter Day (Fifth Easter)

Jesus said, “I am the way (road), also the truth, also the life. No one gets to God except through me”.(John 14: 6) Do a Google search of May 22, 2011 and you’ll find some interesting things scheduled for the day: Elvis Costello in concert in Madison Square Garden, Bill

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Take Jesus for a Test Drive (Fourth Easter)

Jesus said, “I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of”. (John 10: 10) James looked with glee at his first big commission payout from his interior design company. He decided to buy a Porsche. As he strolled around the

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Don’t Skip Family Meals (Third Easter)

Jesus sat down at the table with them. Taking the bread, he blessed and broke and gave it to them. At that moment, open-eyed, wide-eyed, they recognised him. And then he disappeared. (Luke 24: 30 – 31) Jesus tried to explain to his downcast disciples on the road to Emmaus

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A Mercy Divine (Second Easter)

Jesus said, “So, you believe because you’ve seen with your own eyes. Even better blessings are in store for those who believe without seeing”. Jesus provided far more God-revealing signs than are written down in this book. These are written down so you will believe that Jesus is the Messiah,

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Wake-Up Call (Palm Sunday)

Then Jesus went with his disciples to the garden called Gethsemane and told his disciples, “Stay here while I go over there and pray”. (Matthew 26: 36) Early in my marriage I had the habit of becoming extremely drowsy whenever my wife wanted to deal with a difficult issue. It

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A Question of Life or Death (Fifth Lent)

When Jesus saw her sobbing and the Jews with her sobbing, a deep anger welled up within him. He said, “Where did you put him?” “Master, come and see,” they said. Now Jesus wept. The Jews said, “Look how deeply he loved him”. (John 11: 33 – 36) Jesus shows

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