john oconnor
breaking & entering

breaking & entering

Any kind of interruption is unsettling at least, and in the case of the tragedy of war, deeply troubling.

good sense

good sense

The one who chooses to walk in nature on a Sunday morning as a sabbath retreat has not missed the point

adult faith

adult faith

mature adult faith is deeply rooted in friendship with Christ. It is this friendship that opens us up

a new era

a new era

If we remain enclosed in our convictions and experiences it will be difficult to be open to that experience of the Spirit

to freedom

to freedom

The world offers you comfort. But you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness

to dream

to dream

“when you lose the capacity to dream you lose the capacity to love and the energy to love is lost.”

What do you want ?

What do you want ?

We might dream of a magic moment when a magician appears offering us three wishes, but that’s the stuff of fairy tales.

let’s talk

let’s talk

This is the conversation of friends, and this is the kind of constant conversation Jesus wants to have with us.

the answer

the answer

The evil spirit delights in convincing us that we are alone in our sin. Nothing could be more wrong.

our

our

If every person I encounter is my ticket to heaven, what will happen to me if I turn up without them?

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come & go

come & go

The world as the theatre of human history, where God and people live together.

just one thing

just one thing

I like that about Christian faith. We are in it together and the company is great.

one foundation

one foundation

Jesus is the relationship for which the sign (organised religion) exists.

a little is enough

a little is enough

our meagre offerings become ‘all we have ever wanted, with much to spare