Love is the pre-eminent Christian virtue - along with faith and hope as listed by Paul in 1 Corinthians 13. The Greek language is more expressive in terms of its…
Faith is one of the three cardinal virtues listed by Paul - faith, hope and love. Today's sermon looks at an example of faith from the New Testament. Unusually, this…
Jesus doesn't always welcome the people who came to him and wanted to follow him with open arms. This passage from Luke's gospel gives three examples of Jesus rebuffing people…
Today's parable from Luke is framed by Jesus' question - a question each of us has to answer: Why do you call me Lord, Lord and not do what I say? The…
Our parish church, Holy Trinity, is named for a theological concept rather than a saint. What is the doctrine of the Trinity? And what does it mean when we say…
Pentecost Sunday also coincides with the Jewish Festival of Shavuot or Festival of Weeks. The podcast today and the Youtube clip explain the links between these two events. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1krzC4WWiRg
The doctrine of the Trinity is something that is woven through scripture, even though the actual word 'trinity' does not appear in the Bible. In this passage, Jesus speaks about…
Today is Mother's Day and all over the world we celebrate the contribution of mothers to our social network and wellbeing. The Gospel story today is about a persistent mother…
Today's gospel deals with the story of Thomas - known more commonly to us as 'doubting Thomas'. However, we do well to remember that Thomas came through his doubts and…
Easter Sunday - I thought I would take a change from commenting on the Gospel passage set for today and instead review the 'cultural milieu' of Easter in New Zealand,…