Lately we have found ourselves in a number of prayer meetings, representing different settings, as well as different facets of the church. In all these interactions there is a clear sense of awakening to prayer. We have helped host and been participants in...
The Thorn Bush Will Bow /David Ruis To all those who mournBeauty crowns your headThere is precious oilThat makes the spirit glad againA sacrifice of praiseA fragrant offeringSing your lament Salvation is near at handTo all those who longA crown of justice waits...
This is the last day of Lent in the Church Calendar in the West. We’ve observed Good Friday and today is what is known as Sabbatum Sanctum (Holy Saturday) or Black Saturday, the culmination of Holy Week. Tomorrow is Easter, the first day of Eastertide. For...
Strangely, I’ve been reflecting of late on what must’ve been going through the mind of the convicted felon who hung beside Jesus during the Crucifixion and would later be called the Penitent Thief, known as Saint Dismas (the name given him in The Gospel Of...
“Everything Jesus said and did was done in a place, just as everything we do is done in a place. All living is local: this land, this neighbourhood, these trees and streets and houses, this workplace, these people. One of the seductions that interferes with...
