Inspiration from Jesus for living the Christian life.

This congregation is small by city standards. Jesus clearly loved to work with small groups. We explore some of the advantages of that. We always seek growth, but we explore…

It is really striking how vehemently opposed Jesus is to all the religious authorities of His day who burden people with demands for conformity to man-made ideals. Why is this?…

If Jesus is a container, and faith is a liquid we pour, how much faith can we pour into Jesus? With the help of the centurion's surpassing faith we see…

The story of the Jewish people, like so many others, makes heroes of those who destroy their enemies. In Jesus' day they were seeking a Messiah to destroy the Romans.…

The book of Esther tells the origin story of the Feast of Purim, still celebrated by the Jews today. What happens at Purim and what do those of us who…

A deep challenge to follow the right ways in our relationships so that our lives, and the together-life of the church, may be like a life-giving river in a barren…

We come to the bloody climax of the book. No mercy is shown by the Jews to their enemies. What will be the consequences of that? Is there such a…

Are we worshipping a god who says 'yes' to us living as we please? Have we got free from any worship of a god so we can live as we…

The wave which has been building throughout the story now breaks. The rights and wrongs of what transpires are easy to pontificate about from a distance. It is a very…