“Love your enemies 2024”Sep 12, 2024
“I say this to you who are listening: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who treat you badly.” This is what Jesus is saying to us in today’s gospel from Luke 6:27-38. Read more
What were Jesus' criteria?Sep 10, 2024
Today’s gospel from Luke 6:12-19 is about Jesus “calling” his twelve apostles. This is such a motley and unlikely bunch of characters that it set me wondering what were Jesus’ criteria. Read more
New wine in new wineskinsSep 06, 2024
Once again in today's gospel (Luke 5:33-39), the Pharisees criticize Jesus and his disciples for not following the man-made traditions. Jesus responds with several examples that would have been very familiar to them. Read more
An old angler finds a new angleSep 05, 2024
I like today’s gospel reading from Luke 5:1-11 because you can always get another angle on it. This time I am thinking of Simon, a tough weather-worn fisherman, who was probably listening to Jesus with a wry smile on his face Read more
The garden we plant and waterSep 04, 2024
Today's gospel from Luke 4:38-44 shows the two important sides of Jesus' life. The first is the curing of the sick which was a large part of the mission of Jesus. Read more
A clash of spiritsSep 03, 2024
Straight after his escape from his own townspeople when they tried to throw him off the brow of the hill where Nazareth is located, Jesus finds favour among the people of the nearby town of Capernaum, as we read in today's gospel from Luke 4:31-37. Read more
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