The final 4 chapters of Samuel explore the relationship between God's sovereign rule over history and the responsibility of human rulers to administer justice. They also touch on the cost of reconciliation between warring parties.
1 Samuel 4-6 follows the adventures of the ark of the covenant. The Philistines and Israel underestimate God with comic and tragic results. We're left with the question, Who can…
Why is Good Friday good? Amidst the voices of the world, the voice of Jesus rings clear on Good Friday, that we ourselves might be comforted by his death in…
In Jesus' trial we see humanity on trial. Jesus is found innocent, but we are found guilty. With Barabbas we see a clear picture of what his death accomplishes. The…
We consider the mystery of Christ’s suffering and death through three pictures from Mark’s Gospel: the Crown, the Cup and the Curtain.
In a time of polarisation how can we live in harmony with those who are different from us? In his parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector Jesus diagnoses…