Tell Her Story, Nijay Gupta
Ian B. Gupta's approach in this book is to see and understand, from the biblical text, how women did have leadership roles, especially in the early church, before considering what we might…
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The Stone, the Guard, and the Promise
It is hard to assimilate all the details of the four gospels’ accounts of Jesus’ resurrection into one account, but that’s how it is with multiple witnesses to an extraordinary…
Happy Easter!
A series of haiku drawing on John 20, to re-tell what Mary did (and didn’t). What Mary Did (and Didn’t) In the darkest time Mary does not hide at home…
Why this waste? What about the poor?
We’re in Holy Week, the week between Palm Sunday and Easter. It’s a busy time for some of us I expect, with the different routine of school holidays. It was…
Hearing the word of God
This week, instead of my usual podcasts, I listened to the Bible on my headphones while I was out and about. It was something new for me, and I’ll come…
St. Paul on Mothers’ Day
There are some surprising metaphors used by Paul in chapter 2 of 1 Thessalonians, which seem especially appropriate as we approach Mothers’ Day, or Mothering Sunday as it was traditionally…
Speaking Truth
At the start of 1 Thessalonians 2, Paul reminds his readers about his visit to Thessalonica. As I wrote before, Paul’s visit to Thessalonica is described in Acts 17 and…
Facing Opposition
This is based on my talk at Catford Community Church on 26 February 2023. Working through Nehemiah, we were in chapter 4. A very brief summary: Following Jesus should make…
The wrath that is coming
Last time we reached the end of chapter 1 of 1 Thessalonians. Before moving on to chapter 2 I want to pause with the phrase that comes right at the…
A Public Faith
We’re getting to the end of Paul’s greeting to the believers at Thessalonica. Have a read of 1 Thessalonians 1:6-10 – what strikes you about these verses? It’s important to…