Archive for December 22nd, 2025

Reflection 21st Dec: Advent 4 – John 1:1-5

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We began our Advent journey four Sundays ago with Matthew chapter 1—Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus. I described that genealogy as Matthew’s prologue. Its purpose is […]

Reflection 14th Dec: Advent 3 – Matthew 3:1-11

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Indeed, friends, the time has come in our Advent journey to brace ourselves once again for John the Baptist. Many of you who have walked […]

Reflection 7th Dec: Advent 2 – Matthew 24

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Well, this reading can feel a little jarring. Matthew 24—part of Jesus’ last major discourse before his death—doesn’t seem to fit with preparing for his […]

Reflection 30th Nov: Advent 1 – Matthew 1

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A little while ago, Nina—my fifteen-year-old daughter—and I were talking about the Bible. She’s been trying for a while to make her way through the […]