Western society has reduced its understanding of ‘life’ to what is more accurately called an ‘existence’
john oconnor
hello brother
Then, before sundown that evening, something remarkable happened. We heard the Muslim family of faith in our city, wives and husbands, parents and children of those who had died, speaking of love
just love
Being Christian is not the result of an ethical choice or a lofty idea, but the encounter with an event, a person, which gives life a new horizon and a decisive direction.
the hidden centre
Our feelings tell us a lot about how we are in any moment, but in the same way that a verbal communication can be misunderstood, so too the language of the heart (our feelings) need to be understood…
breaking & entering
after the original shock of finding an angel in her kitchen, Mary was able to recognise God.
holy ground
Our homes, our workplaces and our communities are holy ground when we communicate with Jesus in these places. In these conversations heaven and earth are linked and named holy
called to maturity
I was in an airport at 1.30pm yesterday afternoon when the nearby TV was turned to full volume so that the Muslim call to prayer could be clearly heard.
the visionary
This pattern is repeated throughout history and in our own time those who stand for truth, goodness, beauty, integrity and justice are often rejected.
two good men
There are many people who might be materially poor yet whose lives are driven by the unhealthy desire to acquire possessions
a beautiful journey
While we think we are happiest when we are standing on the winner’s podium of the goals we set ourselves, our greater desire is to be united in a journey towards the goal.
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what’s the point ?
I have spent the past few Easter Octave days with an inspiring group, people of all ages, mostly aged 30’s & 40’s, full of enthusiasm
leadership
Even the best things that life on earth can give us are not enough to satisfy the depth of desire we feel.
getting physical
The stumbling point for many is that in Jesus God took on a human body, and walked and talked and ate and drank
to live
Their hindsight became foresight, an ability to live in the present without hurt from the past and free of fear of the future.
He speaks
It is not enough for me as an adult to believe because parents and religious leaders told me so.