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Reflection 08th Feb: Epiphany 5 – Matthew 14:1-12

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Well — that’s a pleasant story, isn’t it? It might feel like it belongs more in Game of Thrones or Lord of the Rings than […]

Reflection 01st Feb: Epiphany 4- John 1: 43-51

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Like last week’s reading, our reading today begins with the words, “the next day.” We are now on the third day of the unfolding narrative […]

Reflection 25th January: Epiphany 3- John 1: 29-42

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Our reading today begins with the words, “the next day.” It follows directly on from last week’s reading in which John the Baptist is questioned […]

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 […]

Reflection 23rd Nov: 2 Timothy 1: 1-7, 4:1-8

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So today for our final week in our series on Timothy, we have jumped from 1 Timothy to 2 Timothy. You probably noticed in the […]

Reflection 16th Nov: 1 Timothy 6.

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By Mikaila M   These are the final words in Paul’s First letter to Timothy. As Emily has outlined, this letter is most likely written […]

Reflection 09th Nov: 1 Timothy 3.

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Last week, as those of you who were here will hopefully remember, we read 1 Timothy chapter 2. This chapter is perhaps one of the […]