[Journey with Jesus - Day 15] One thing I noticed about Jesus was that he always prioritised time alone to be with his Father. One time, just after he’d fed all those people with the loaves and fishes, he sent us out on the boat and said he’d join us later. So, we bid farewell … Continue reading Walking on the water
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A miracle in our hands – The feeding of the 5,000
[Journey with Jesus - Day 15] The news came to us via one of John the Baptist’s disciples. After languishing in prison for months, Herod had him executed, apparently to please his wife and step-daughter. I looked at Jesus’s reaction when he heard and honestly I’d never seen him like that; he was distraught, it … Continue reading A miracle in our hands – The feeding of the 5,000
The death of John the Baptist
[Journey with Jesus - Day 14] This is an attempt to imagine how Jesus would have responded to the awful news of the death of his forerunner and cousin - imagining the horror, the shock, the grief. As soon as I saw their ashen faces, I knew. I think I always knew this is how … Continue reading The death of John the Baptist
On a mission … being sent out by Jesus
[Journey with Jesus - Day 14] The more healings Jesus performed, the more people he set free, the more his reputation grew, and the greater the crowds became. Wherever he went, he was followed. Our job as his disciples, it seemed, was to give him some protection, to prevent him being trodden on. We were … Continue reading On a mission … being sent out by Jesus
The Call to Compassion
[Journey with Jesus - Day 14] When Jesus saw the crowds, // his heart broke // he felt sorry // was moved with compassion and pity for them // had compassion on them, because they were confused / harassed / bewildered / and helpless / aimless // dispirited and distressed // distressed and dejected, like … Continue reading The Call to Compassion
The Power of Faith
[Journey with Jesus - Day 13] 18 While he was saying this, a synagogue leader came and knelt before him and said, “My daughter has just died. But come and put your hand on her, and she will live.” 19 Jesus got up and went with him, and so did his disciples.20 Just then a … Continue reading The Power of Faith
On The Couch with Jairus and Susanna
[Journey with Jesus - Day 13] HOST: Well, good evening everyone, and welcome to this week’s edition of “On the Couch”, the show where we offer different views on all the latest news. Up in Galilee there’s been quite a stir caused by itinerant preacher and healer, Jesus of Nazareth - you may not think … Continue reading On The Couch with Jairus and Susanna
Back to the Start – reflections on the Big Church Festival
Last month I had the privilege of taking my elder daughters to the Big Church Festival on a beautiful country estate somewhere down south. We’d been as a family 7 years ago (when we were a family of 4) but this was the first time since then and also my first time going somewhere solo … Continue reading Back to the Start – reflections on the Big Church Festival
Jesus and the herd of pigs
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
Jesus calms the storm
[Journey with Jesus - Day 13] As I mentioned before, I’m a fisherman. Well, I was, anyway. I knew the waters of Galilee like the back of my hand. I’d fished in it when it was still and when the waters were raging. I was used to storms. But one time out on the water … Continue reading Jesus calms the storm
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