Holding fast
"After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his fortunes and gave him twice as much as he had before." Job 42. 10 I hate to...
Seeing through the trees
"If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I." John 14. 28 Still basking in the...
Earning the right to be heard
"The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is...
If I could have a beer with Jesus
"When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today." Luke 19....
Madadh Ruadh
"Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom." Song of Solomon 2. 15 Sgùrr a...
An earthy perspective
"But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you. Or speak to the earth, and it will...
When one is better than two
"Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us." Luke 11. 4 ... but that's not how we say it in church! If you're...
Ar n-aran laitheil
"Give us today our daily bread." Matthew 6. 11 Do you ever wonder what Jesus is instructing us to ask for in this fourth petition of the...
Summer-time blues
"Consider how the wild flowers grow..." Luke 12. 27 Don't worry, I'm not going to go all maudlin on you! The "blues" I have in mind are...


Summertime!
"See! The winter is past... The flowers have appeared in the countryside; the season of singing has come..." Meteorologically speaking,...