Category: encounter with Jesus

  • The parable of the okay Samaritan

    (This is the most recent parable we are sharing with our churches. It is based on The Message paraphrase of the Bible). Just then a religious scholar stood up with a question to test Jesus. “Teacher, what do I need to do to get eternal life?” He answered, “What’s written in God’s Law? How do you…

  • Black Friday deal

    Great news. I’m pleased to be able to announce an incredible Black Friday deal. You won’t be able to find a better one! You can get a fresh start in life, forgiveness for the past, a relationship with God, a helper who is always with you, live life in all its fullness, a global family…

  • B lieve it or not!

    Before most people were awake Beside themselves with grief Baffled about how they would move the stone Bewildered about Friday Bemused about the empty tomb Bowled over by the angels* Blurred vision through the tears Blissful in recognition Blessed by the impossible Breathless with excitement *Some later less reliable manuscripts include these words: ‘Behind you’…

  • the inevitability of disappointing church services?

    I’m currently searching for inspiration for our Mothering Sunday service this week. I find that this is one of the most difficult services of the year to prepare. That’s not because the subject is difficult. Neither is it because I don’t have any ideas. It’s because it is one of the services where different people…