2nd Sunday in Lent, 13 March 2022 Luke 13:22-30 Today’s Gospel reminds us of the importance of salvation, and of humanity’s need to be saved. When I read the Scriptures, I imagine myself walking with Jesus while He goes to Galilee and Samaria; while He’s healing the sick I imagine being with Him, and that helps…

1st Sunday of Lent, 6 March 2022 Luke 4:1-13 Henri Nouwen said that choices make the difference: “Two people were in the same accident, and were severely wounded. They did not choose to be in the accident – it happened to them.  One of them chose to leave the experience in bitterness, the other in gratitude.  These choices…

Ash Wednesday, 2 March 2022 There are times when God touches the water, so to speak, and encourages us to change, because He wants to do something in our lives.  The season of Lent touches the heart in a deeper way.  It’s also a preparation for Easter, so that after forty days we can proclaim the life…

Last Sunday of Epiphany, 27 February 2022 I read about a girl who was so engrossed in what she was doing that her siblings noticed, and as she was reading, they placed books on top of her head.  She didn’t move, but continued reading.  Some of us are easily distracted by the slightest sound.  Was it something intrinsic…

7th Sunday after the Epiphany, 20 February 2022 Last Sunday we heard the Blessings and Woes, also called the Beatitudes in Matthew’s Gospel.  People found them shocking, as Jesus was introducing a new kind of discipleship.  His words todayare a continuation; they were very unsettling to His listeners and followers, and probably are to us.  Jesus raised the bar: He said it’s…

4th Sunday after the Epiphany, 30 January 2022 I Corinthians 13:1-8 If Christianity were only a matter of going to church on Sunday, it would be an easy religion; but it’s a journey and pilgrimage of following Jesus, so that our lives may be transformed, and when we see Him we will be like Him.  In…

22 January 2022 Today we celebrate the conversion of Saint Paul, who is known for his missionary zeal and his passion for preaching the Gospel.  He said, “Woe is me if I do not preach the Gospel”;[1] and, “I may be imprisoned, but the Gospel is never imprisoned”.[2]  We should never allow the Gospel to be imprisoned. Before…

16 January 2022 Many people have been fearful because of the virus, but there’s nothing to fear if you’re a child of God.  The world is out of control, but God is in control.  He will never leave nor forsake His children.  Absolutely nothing can separate us from the love of God (Romans 8:35-39) – except ourselves. Our…

9 January 2022 Isaiah 60:1-6 Psalm 72 Ephesians 3:1-12Matthew 2:1-12 John Lennox’s book, Where is God in a coronavirus world?[1] explains many things.  Many are surprised that despite scientific advances such things are still happening; this demonstrates the precariousness of life.  Lennox quotes an Italian journalist: “Holy water is not a sanitizer and prayer is not a vaccine…  But for…