Jesus' transfiguration is an example of a mountaintop experience (literally) for Jesus and the inner circle of three disciples he takes with him. But after the mountaintop - there is…
Zaccheus was wealthy and a cheat. As a despised tax collector the only other friends he had in Jericho were other tax collectors. But when he meets Jesus, his life…
Money is often viewed by New Zealanders as a private thing. But the Bible is quite clear - God needs to be the Lord of all we are and have…
This month we continue our focus on the Bible with an analysis of how important the Tanakh or Old Testament was to Jesus and His Ministry. The Youtube clip is…
This parable, told by Jesus just before the events of the betrayal, trial and resurrection, has a rather uncomfortable theme of judgement and inclusion/exclusion. How can God love perfectly and…
In these two parables, Jesus compares the Kingdom of God to growing plants from seeds. This kind of horticultural activity would have been familiar to his listeners. The Kingdom of…
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…
Today is Trinity Sunday and the 'birthday' Sunday for our Holy Trinity church. Both the podcast and the Youtube clip explore the meaning of the theology of the Trinity. …
On Ascension Sunday the church celebrates Jesus returning to heaven. We can ask ourselves three questions in relation to the ascension: What is the ascension? What does it tell us…
Today's podcast is a book review of C.S. Lewis' book The Four Loves. Published in 1960, the book analyses the four Greek words for love - storge (affection), philia (friendship), eros (erotic/romantic love), and agape (God's unconditional love…