I have come to fulfill…
8 February 2026 Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. Matthew 5:17 Greetings in the name of Jesus! Jesus’ fulfilling means that God’s Law has…
Tag: Epiphany
A Beautiful Blueprint for Christian Ministry and Life
1 February 2026 “Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: Blessed are…” Matthew 5:1-3a Greetings in the name of Jesus! “The words of Jesus…
Observing the Baptism of Jesus
11th January 2026 No matter how long I’ve been here, the moment I open my mouth people look at me and think ‘you’re not from here!’. Where are you from? I’m often asked – especially by people trying to work out my Southern Hemisphere country…
Observing the Festival of the Epiphany
4th January 2026 I have enjoyed a lovely Christmas season with family here. (Charlotte’s photos of our family in Australia and their Australian Christmas – bright and sunny and lots of backyard cricket were lovely to see.) I hope you have made many happy memories…
The Seventh Sunday after The Epiphany
I’ve been doing the Australian salute again. Unconsciously at the beginning. But this week I definitely noticed it as the flies just wouldn’t go away! Charlotte commented how annoying the flies were wondering why all of a sudden – and I had no idea!…
The First Sunday after The Epiphany
It was my first baptism ‘up close’. New parents, first child (5 weeks old), all stressed partly because the baby had decided that his special baptismal gown was something that he should make a mess of with something his nappy couldn’t contain and so…
Observing The Epiphany of Our Lord
This blurb is not written by generative AI. Apparently, however, I am increasingly in the minority when it comes to using generative AI at work, at school, at university, or for any form of self promotion. With the rise of the internet my description…
The Sixth Sunday after The Epiphany
It was lovely being away – especially seeing family some of whom I hadn’t seen in over 3 years – as well as meeting two grandsons born in 2020 and 2021 for the first time – and it is good to be back. The…
The Seventh Sunday after The Epiphany
It was a lovely Saturday online yesterday at the ELCE’s Day of Reflection ‘Singing our Christian Faith’. There was a wide range of songs and hymns – from centuries ago to ones written by ELCE members a few years! Each song had a story…
The Sixth Sunday after The Epiphany
I heard a fascinating podcast during my driving this week about our inner voice – how we speak to ourselves to remember, to coach ourselves, to rehearse, to prepare and plan, and to help us make sense of our experiences and the world. Part…