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reality – or fantasy

Mar 10, 2017

I call it the magic carpet idea of prayer: the thought that prayer is a way of escaping from our present reality, floating away to a peaceful place before at the end of...

self-esteem & sin

Mar 9, 2017

It is perhaps surprising that in a time when fewer people have a sense of sin, more people seem to suffer from a lack of self esteem. Could it be that a deep awareness...

here and now

Mar 8, 2017

God cannot work in your past or your future today. God has worked in your past, and God works in the present to heal the past, but God cannot today work in your past....

pray like this

Mar 7, 2017

Thank God it's Tuesday! Last week the parish was involved in six ecumenical services, two for Ash Wednesday and four for the World Day of Prayer. It is a moving...

T.G.I.M.

Mar 6, 2017

While "Thank God it's Friday" (T.G.I.F.) is a common end-of-week cry of relief, it's a rare person who welcomes Mondays with the same enthusiasm. As you begin the new...

tempted?

Mar 5, 2017

In the Gospel reading for today, the First Sunday of Lent, we hear of Jesus being tempted. His response to the temptation seems remarkably calm; he simply gives one...

Lent & spring

Mar 4, 2017

Here in the Southern Hemisphere we don't associate Lent with spring since in these March days we are entering Autumn. But there is a real connection, and in this brief...

TGIF

Mar 3, 2017

Fasting has become a bit fashionable which is an encouragement for we who observe Lent. People who fast for reasons of health and fitness help us Christians to embrace...

make the choice

Mar 2, 2017

In yesterday's brief video clip I encouraged us all to remember that Lent is much more about what God is doing than about anything that we do. We usually think of Lent...

beginning Lent

Mar 1, 2017

It's Ash Wednesday today, and here is the first of the daily Lenten Food For Faith encouragements. I'm very aware of the many people around the world who have signed up...