Warning, today’s reading will contain strong language from the start. We are used to a kind of gentle, nice respectability to our Christianity but the prophets were prepared to deal directly with root problems and unashamedly use shocking language to get their point across. Read Isaiah 1:21-31 Israel is compared to a prostitute. Sexual immorality… Continue reading Unfaithful
Tag: Lent
Listen up
God spoke to and through the prophet Isaiah about 700 years before Jesus came and so over 2700 years ago. Yet those words spoken millennia ago still resonate powerfully today. Ultimately, it is a message of hope as Isaiah points to Jesus but he had many tough things to say too. The question today as… Continue reading Listen up
What do you want to see?
Many Christians use the 40 days in the lead up to Easter as an opportunity for prayer, fasting and reflection in order to grow their love for the Gospel. The season is known as Lent. I belong to a less liturgical strand of Christianity so I don’t tend to follow church calendars. There is nothing… Continue reading What do you want to see?
Pancake Day announcement: Lent series
I hope you are enjoying tucking into your pancakes. If you are like me, then you probably are in the habit of enjoying this particular day cut off from the moorings of its context as the last day before Lent. The idea was that you used up your eggs, flour, milk and sugar before abstaining… Continue reading Pancake Day announcement: Lent series
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