Palm Sunday to Good Friday, a frenzy of adulation turned suddenly to condemnation. How should we explain this sudden change?… Read More
Without Love, No Sovereignty
A fundamental truth of Christianity is that we are loved by God not because we deserve this love, or have earned it, or have a quality inherent within us that in some way requires God to love us. We are just loved. Irrespective of who we are, what we are, what we have (or haven’t done), or what we think of ourselves, or for that matter, what others think of us. God loves us and in this love is true to the very character of the God who is love. (1John 4:7-21) This means that no threshold exists below which God’s love is absent. (Cf. Matt 27:46) We are never alone, bereft of God’s presence and love. If this were not so what we call God’s love would not be love, more like wages paid for due service. (Matt 20:1-16)
Saving the Ascension
As we close the liturgical calendar on the great resurrection-ascension-giving of the Spirit narratives, it is fitting to ask what… Read More
The Martyrdom of Stephen as Recapitulation of the Gospel
It is noticeable that Stephen, the first Christian martyr we know of, ends his life without voicing revenge. (Acts 7:60)… Read More
Life to the Full
I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full – John 10:10 From whence comes… Read More
The Gospel is Not a Tragedy
It has been said that many regular preachers of the word are able to communicate with feeling and gusto on… Read More