Reflection 20 December – Who is Mary to Us?
Luke 1:26-38 (and 39-56) Who is Mary to us? A reflection by Dan Spragg Different streams of Christianity make different things of Mary. In the Catholic church, she is Holy. Mary the mother of God. An intermediary between us and God. “Hail Mary, Full of Grace, The Lord...
Reflection 29 November
Reflection Part 1: Apocalypse.This year, to say the least, even here in New Zealand where comparatively we’ve done quite well, has been alittle messy! Indeed there is a sense in which advent is a welcome arrival signalling not only the downhill run tothe end of 2020...
Reflection 22 November – “Lord, when did we [even] see you?”
Matthew 25:31-46 A reflection by Dan Spragg Well, well, well, I have a few questions about this text! The most important one is, ‘Do you remember Keith Green?’[1] (we watch - Keith Green, The Sheep and the Goats) A slightly eccentric singer/songwriter active in the...
Reflection 15 November ‘What to do with what we have received’
Matthew 25: 14-30 Reflection by Anne Stewart Last week we entered the last section of Jesus’ parables, delivered as he was approaching the end of his ministry. You might recall I suggested that these can be known as the parables of judgement. To recap...
Reflection 8 November – Finding our Way to the Party
Reflection – Anne StewartFinding our way to the party Even if this is not the first time you have heard the parable of the wise and foolishbridesmaids, I wonder what you make of it. It’s certainly been keeping me busy this week!All sorts of things have been popping up...
Reflection 18 October – Whose Image Do You Choose?
Reflection – Dan Spragg Whose Image do you choose? We have to know that there was no way Jesus could answer the question with either a yesor a no. That is what they were wanting, but he knew that. ‘Why are you putting me to thetest, you hypocrites?..’ At the point in...