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It’s No Secret…
In 1901 a German Lutheran theologian called William Wrede wrote a book called The Messianic Secret. It was an attempt to answer the question, Why does Jesus spend so much time forbidding people (and demons) to tell anyone that he … Continue reading
Come and See!
In John 1:35-51 Jesus calls his first disciples. They had previously been followers of John the Baptist, but John points them towards Jesus. Jesus asks them: “What are you looking for?” They ask where he is staying, and Jesus says: … Continue reading
Reflections on the Advent Wreath 3. John the Baptist
In the succession of prophets comes one John the Baptiser. Severe, austere, uncompromising – and those are just his good points! And with a dress sense and diet that befits his otherworldliness. (Wouldn’t Trinny & Susannah and Gillian McKeith love … Continue reading
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It’s the end of the world as we know it.
In today’s Gospel (Luke 21:20-28), Jesus gets eschatological. You may not know what ‘eschatological’ means. But don’t worry. It’s not the end of the world. Jesus foretells the destruction of Jerusalem and then compares that with the end of the … Continue reading
The Life You Can Save
Homeless… I recently got a parcel in the post, from Canada. It’s a photograph of a sculpture. The sculpture, by Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz, is of a homeless person lying on a bench. The figure is anonymous, wrapped in a … Continue reading
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The Wicked Tenants
Matthew 21:33-end Another Parable Jesus said, “Listen to another parable…” (Matthew 21:33) The parable before this is the story of the two sons (21:28-32), which is about the difference between those who say they are doing God’s will and those … Continue reading
Jesus sends out the Seventy
Luke 10:1-12 It was a question on QI: How many disciples did Jesus have? You can rely on Alan Davies to give the obvious but wrong answer – 12. Cue klaxons, disbelief and serious loss of pointage. Jesus appointed 12 … Continue reading
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Rich Men, Camels and Needles
Jesus said, “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.” Matthew 16:24 You may have been told at Sunday school that there … Continue reading
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Do You See This Woman? (Luke 7:36-50)
Jesus asks a good question. Let me rephrase that: does Jesus ask a good question? (You’ll have guessed that I think he does.) Here, the question addressed to a respectable religious man named Simon, is:
Do you see this woman?
How could he not have seen her? She’s in his house! And behaving… Like that! Continue reading
A Sermon for Holy Cross Day
Sermon preached at St Cross Appleton Thorn At Holy Communion on Sunday 14 September 2014 Psalm 22:23-28 First Reading: Philippians 2:6-11 Second Reading: John 3:13-17 Additional Collect: Almighty God, you search us and know us: may we rely on you … Continue reading
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