John August Swanson
it is the Lord

it is the Lord

I like the ordinariness of the question. Jesus asks them not about their level of faith and love (that will come soon) but about fishing

just follow

just follow

It is significant that the disciples had already worked hard all night. They would have been tired and hungry and ready for a sleep. But it was precisely when all their human efforts had brought no results that they were open to divine power.

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culture & faith

culture & faith

Today we mark 184 years since the first signatures were put to the Treaty of Waitangi

retreating

retreating

My suggestion is that in a time of retreat what we are retreating from is all that is not reality.

heartland

heartland

he simply sought to be fully with the one or two people he was with in any moment, and that was enough.

in the world

in the world

I was caught up in the drama and intrigue. I love a good story.

baptism

baptism

At conception, our human life begins. At baptism, our eternal life begins