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John 9. Who sinned?

John 9. Who sinned?

It is hard to escape the sense of responsibility we feel for the hard things that happen to us. Guilt and fear are written into our outrage culture as firmly as they are written into our ancient caste, class and … Read more

Author Posted on Format LinkCategories Bible, John, SufferingTags Blindness, Glory, Guilt, Identity, John, Shame, Suffering

James 5:7-12. The truth about happiness (Lent 2)

James 5:7-12. The truth about happiness (Lent 2)

As James finishes his letter he returns to the themes he opened with – how to endure, suffering and prayer.  He gives us the encouragement of examples of endurance (the prophets in verse 10 and Job  in verse 11) who … Read more

Author Posted on Format LinkCategories Bible, James, Lent, SufferingTags Blessing, Endurance, Happiness, Hardship, James, Job, Perserverence, Second coming, Words

James 1:1-18. All Joy

James 1:1-18. All Joy

Introducing James & James 1:1-18. What strikes readers in Melbourne today about the letter is how disciplined he expects the Christian life will be. There is no room for sentimentality but there is lots of room for grace in … Read more

Author Posted on Format LinkCategories Bible, James, SufferingTags Doubt, Exile, James, Joy, Prayer, Suffering, Temptation, Test, Trial, Wisdom

Psalm 90. Worship is home

Psalm 90. Worship is home

Worship is more than useful, it is home. In this Psalm, mediating on our troubled world drives us to seek wisdom from God. Wisdom, in turn, drives us to seek grace from God – that he would give us joy … Read more

Author Posted on Format LinkCategories Bible, Joy, Psalms, SufferingTags Genesis, Joy, Mission, Moses

Luke 21.5-38. The end of time

Luke 21.5-38. The end of time

A friend recently said that we live in times that feel apocalyptic. He was right, these are the last days and they have been so since the resurrection of Jesus. Of course, false prophets arise in times like ours to … Read more

Author Posted on Format LinkCategories Advent, Arguments of Jesus, Bible, Life after life, Luke, SufferingTags Apocalypse, Persecution, Second coming, Temple

A service to remember & be reconciled

A service to remember & be reconciled

Some griefs cannot be named or spoken. There are days when our sense of having failed love, life and God is too large to carry. There are people whose wounds span generations and even death. Here is a service of … Read more

Author Posted on Format LinkCategories Articles, Grief, Remembrance, Suffering, Worship

Psalm 88. Despair

Psalm 88. Despair

Our culture is shallow and it produces shallowness in the church. We are addicted to platitudes. We run from negative emotions or try to numb them or drown them out without listening to what they can teach us. One of … Read more

Author Posted on Format LinkCategories Bible, Psalms, SufferingTags Despair, Prayer, Psalms, Suffering, Wisdom

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