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Does the Trinity really matter?

Christchurch Parish News, June 2018

If it were not for the Trinity, we would not know what it means to pray as Christians

Lost in the clouds?

Christchurch Parish News, May 2018.

The importance of the Ascension when proclaiming Jesus is Lord.

Let down your ropes

Christchurch Parish News, April 2018

An Easter reflection on Jesus’ healing of the paralysed man.

Too good to be true?

Christchurch Parish News, March 2018.

A short reflection on the Parable of the Prodigal Son.

Who do you follow?

Christchurch Parish News, June 2017

What does it mean to be a Christian in the digital age, Part 1.

Where’s your tattoo?

Christchurch Parish News, May 2017

Introducing the short series, What does it mean to be a Christian in the digital age?

What next?

Christchurch Parish News, April 2017

In this final reflection on the story of Jonah, I explore God’s identity and character and how we are free to respond.

Jonah’s god and the God of Israel

Christchurch Parish News, March 2017

In this penultimate reflection on the story of Jonah, I explore what lies at the heart of Jonah’s anger towards God.

A change of heart

Christchurch Parish News, January 2017

When Jonah delivers God’s message to the Ninevites, their response confounds him.

All shall be well

Christchurch Parish News, December 2016

As we begin the second half of the story of Jonah, what does this turning point have to tell us about the character of God?

Jesus’ Prayerbook

Christchurch Parish News, November 2016

As Jonah prays in the belly of the great fish, what can we learn about the importance of the psalms in our own prayer lives?

The Depths of Prayer

Christchurch Parish News, September 2016

As we reach the turning point of chapters one and two of the book of Jonah, what does the story so far have to teach us about prayer?

Turn time

Christchurch Parish News, August 2016

The end of Chapter 1 of Jonah and the change in the sailors’ worldview before and after throwing Jonah into the sea.

Identity crisis

Christchurch Parish News, July 2016

If someone were to ask you, ‘Who are you?’, how would you answer?

Decision Time

Christchurch Parish News, July 2016

Who’s to blame? Why the sailors’ response to Jonah might surprise us.

What were the odds …?

Christchurch Parish News, June 2016

Next time we have a major decision to make in the parish, shall we pray earnestly and then dispense with the vote and instead flip a coin?

Afraid … each cried to his god

Christchurch Parish News, May 2016

Over hundreds upon hundreds of years and in our own time, in cultures vastly different from one another, from Brazil to South Korea, reading Holy Scripture has proven itself to be a vital source of change.