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20 September 2026 If we did the work of last week well, we will find ourselves in a place of tremendous comfort, celebration, and challenge this week. After reflecting on the difficult work of forgiveness, especially in the light of the significant moment of memory last week, we now move beyond just forgiveness, into [...]
13 September 2026 This week we will be asked to listen to the tough, but life-giving Gospel message of forgiveness. In a world of conflict, terrorism, and serious inequalities the idea of forgiveness can sound naive. But without forgiveness, we doom ourselves to repeating cycles of violence, division, and scapegoating of one another. May [...]
06 September 2026 Moving on from last week's call to be agents of salvation, this week follows it up with a call to be those who confront evil - within ourselves, our communities, and our world - which is, of course, a large part of what God's salvation is about! We face another challenging [...]
30 August 2026 The journey continues and this week, following on from God's gift of salvation, we encounter God's call for us to be agents of God's grace, compassion, and love to the world. It's not easy. It will ask of us great sacrifice. But it also promises life for us and for our [...]
23 August 2026 Following on from last week's theme, this week offers us a new encounter with God's salvation. "Salvation" is a word that is thrown around a lot in churches, and also in the work of evangelism. The readings this week encourage us to revisit this word, to delve deeper into its meaning [...]
16 August 2026 Mercy, blessing, and salvation are three words that belong together, that are often associated with Gospel, and yet, that are sometimes viewed completely separately as we wrestle with God's grace and justice. However, to really understand them, and to really grasp the power of God's work in and through them, these [...]
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK What do we mean when we speak of Jesus as Messiah and Saviour? There are so many meanings to these words that we need to be careful not to reduce them to only a small glimpse of the whole. One of the ways we reduce the power of these titles [...]
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK A word that is often associated in the Bible with God’s salvation is “mercy.” Writer and poet Calvin Miller once defined mercy as “giving a thumbs up to an old antagonist at the end of your sword.” It is the choice to treat others with grace, forgiveness, compassion and love, [...]
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK This week the Lectionary readings are all about God’s salvation. Whether it’s Joseph bringing God’s salvation to Egypt, or Elijah receiving God’s visitation and the power to bring salvation to Israel, or Peter and the other disciples being saved from the storm, God’s work to save God’s people is at [...]
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Meals have always been important in God’s activity in the world. The Exodus was remembered through a special Passover meal, the people of Israel were fed with manna and quail in the wilderness, and in Jesus’ ministry, much of his teaching and many of his resurrection appearances happened at mealtimes. [...]