Grace makes us powerful. In Paul’s words, it puts into our hands the ability to change to put off our earthly nature and clothe ourselves in the good and beautiful … Read more
Tag: Grace
Luke 15.11-32. Freedoms (Lent 4)
We see protests and hear leaders speak about our right to pursue freedom but we rarely stop to consider the context in which freedom needs to operate. If we … Read more
Luke 10:25-37. The poor are any of us
Jesus was constantly having arguments and many of those arguments have changed the world. In the parable of the good Samaritan, he defends the relevance of the ancient word of … Read more
John 1:1-18. That you may believe
In our culture, we seek God on our own terms and for our own reasons. Seeking God has become a self-salvation project, another assertion that we are the standard that … Read more
Proverbs (3). Addiction
There are several forms of addiction in the wisdom literature of the Bible. In Proverbs, addiction robs us of our character, morality, and spirituality and reduces us to being reactive, … Read more
Colossians 4:7-18. For everyone matters
In Melbourne we are trained to work alone; to be alone. It is the cost of our individualism. Paul does not see himself as a brilliant leader who has all … Read more