the gospel and modern pluralism

How do we follow Jesus in our modern pluralistic society where Christians are increasingly told to get with thetimes? It wasn’t much different for the early church. They lived in a world with competing beliefs and differentgods. Christians didn’t get into trouble for...

“Meet you at the curb” (kerb in Australia)

“In May 2024, when Bedford Erickson was 15 months old, just learning to walk, his pediatrician noticed somethingwasn’t quite right about his gait. His parents, Jesse and Hollie, (from Illinois, US) expected a simple fix like braces.Instead, an X-ray and further tests...

A lamp to my feet

Above is a picture of the Herodian lamp (from the time of Jesus) I bought in Jerusalem last year.  As you can see, it is small enough to fit in a person’s hand.  The charred tip shows where the wick burned to give light and the hole on the top is where the...

Yikes, we are reading the book of revelation?

Have you read Revelation as a letter? I have, but it didn’t help me understand its messagemuch better. As Mark reminded us last Sunday, God wins in the end! Maybe that’s why youhaven’t read it: why worry if we know God wins? Three problems here… First, the letter must...

Self-Doubt

My article is an adaptation of a devotional produced by ‘Lectio 365’, a free daily devotional mobile app I’ve been using. This excellent tool guides users through 10 minutes of prayer in the morning, afternoon and evening, using the P.R.A.Y framework (Pause to be...

Learning to become empty so we can become fuller

In the so-called ‘Christ hymn’ in Philippians 2:5-11, we have one of Scripture’s most startling words: ‘kenosis’ or ‘emptying. It means a voluntary act of letting go of my will in favour of God’s will. That was what Jesus did when he entered our world. He didn’t stop...