Do you remember I told you about how Jesus calmed the raging winds and waves with just a word? Well, what happened next was, if that’s possible, even more amazing – it was certainly weirder! We crossed over the side of the lake and landed on the shore in what we knew to be a … Continue reading Jesus and the herd of pigs
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John the Baptist – The prison of doubt.
[Journey with Jesus - Day 11] The prison cell was so dark and small. I’d been used to the vast and bright wilderness, to being free to roam. Now, I was a prisoner. I’d been used to crowds following me, hanging on my every word. Now, I was utterly alone. I’d been used to being … Continue reading John the Baptist – The prison of doubt.
A servant’s healing
[Journey with Jesus - Day 10] I am a centurion in the regiment in Capernaum. I am responsible, along with the hundred soldiers in my charge, for keeping the peace in this part of Galilee. Capernaum is a key town in the region. Lots of traders pass through, so the locals do a lot of … Continue reading A servant’s healing
A New Beginning – the wife of Simon Peter
[Journey with Jesus - Day 6] That morning he was a changed man. My dear Simon had always been restless. He’d say that he was happy with his life on the sea of Galilee, that he enjoyed the thrill of the catch as well as the cut and chase of the bargaining that went on … Continue reading A New Beginning – the wife of Simon Peter
Alive and well – the healing of the official’s son
[Journey with Jesus - Day 6] As one of Herod Antipas’s officials, based in Capernaum, it’s my job to have my ear to the ground and work out if there’s any trouble brewing. So, of course, we knew all about the baptiser. Hordes of people from all over Judea and Galilee went out to him … Continue reading Alive and well – the healing of the official’s son
“What are you looking for?”
[Journey with Jesus - Day 4] These (or, in the NIV version, the more direct, “What do you want?”) are the first recorded words of Jesus in John’s Gospel. He says them to two men who are at that point disciples of John the Baptist. Having seen him walking past, John points Jesus out to … Continue reading “What are you looking for?”
Prepare the Lord’s way
[Journey with Jesus - Day 3] A voice crying out, “Prepare the Lord’s way!”What does that mean for us here today? In the time of the Caesars despotic reignWhen the chosen people are in chains againPrisoners in their own holy landcrying out to see the mighty Lord’s handDesperate to hear the Lord speak his wordWhen … Continue reading Prepare the Lord’s way
Holding on to God’s promises
[Journey with Jesus - Day 2] “Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfil what he has spoken to her.” It takes courage to hold onto a promise. We can sense God speaking, sometimes so clearly, and yet it feels like our circumstances make the fulfilment of this promise seem so unlikely. … Continue reading Holding on to God’s promises
Letting go and letting God
For those of you who don't know, I am days away from taking a sabbatical from my role as vicar of St Christopher's Church in Coventry. One of the great gifts of this role is that we are granted occasional sabbaticals - three month periods of rest, recreation and restoration. In Coventry Diocese you are … Continue reading Letting go and letting God
God’s Great Gift to All – An Easter Poem
[Part 1] A while ago we told the storyOf how God gave up heaven’s gloryHe came to earth, became a man –It’s all part of his rescue plan He came to save a world in painHe came to bring us hope againTo show people both near and farJust how completely loved we areWe heard before … Continue reading God’s Great Gift to All – An Easter Poem
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