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
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.
God’s grace and mercy — good news for all?
Christchurch Parish News, February 2017
How God’s grace and mercy in the story of Jonah challenge us in our faith today.
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.
But the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea …
Christchurch Parish News, January 2016
How do you feel about the notion of God getting angry?
No bedtime story
Christchurch Parish News, December 2015
In the first in a sequence of articles, I explore some of the main themes in the book of Jonah.