Rev’d Jonathan Gale Today’s readings: Mark 9: 2-92 Corinthians 4: 3-6 2 Kings 2: 1-12 Don’t think that progressing in your walk with Jesus will cause the crowds to applaud you. The only applause you might get is of … Continued
Rev’d Jonathan Gale Readings: Isaiah 40: 21-311 Corinthians 9: 16-23 Mark 1: 29-39 I’m glad there’s a baptism on today because at its heart baptism is a powerful symbol for our learning to bury our own and utterly inadequate self-sufficiency … Continued
Rev’d Jonathan Gale Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. When I was much younger, I used to read about the sin of ‘pride’ and wonder why it was such a bad thing. I was proud of my heritage, of … Continued
Rev’d Jonathan Gale The appointed time. The New Testament has two words for time, chronos and kairos. Chronos refers to chronological time – i.e. normal measurable time ticking by, and Kairos, which refers to a critical moment. In other words, … Continued
Rev’d Jonathan Gale “And he said to him, ‘Very truly, I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.’” (John 1: 51) Now that’s a very graphic image … Continued