...than the 75 minutes of our Advent processions. In tidying up Mark’s quotation from the Hebrew scriptures, Luke cuts out the bit of Malachi chapter 3 which his predecessor had...
...likened to an ‘ancient of days’. He journeys through the paths of the dead, similar to Jesus harrowing hell on Holy Saturday. And like Jesus in Revelation chapter 1, his...
...that captures the imagination of an entire society” (Notre Dame, Chapter 6). It’s about “what people can achieve when they work together.” But there’s also the spiritual element, “a human...
...restlessness within the human heart, that causes many to search for meaning found most profoundly in the Christian Faith, as Paul noted in Romans chapter 8: “We know that the...
...no arms. The onlooked sees disconnected parts before she sees the whole. The story of the man born blind, which fills the ninth chapter of St John’s Gospel, is a...
...turned the wickedness of his brothers into an ultimate blessing, Joseph knew that God’s Plan must also extend forwards. In his very last words, Genesis chapter 50, verse 25, ‘Joseph...
...and Luke begin their gospels, but also Christ’s Baptism which is the narrative springboard for the opening chapters of Mark and John. While momentum grew in the east around January...
...in the first chapter, he reminds us that once we ourselves were “estranged” from God, God’s enemies, until God’s love saved us through Jesus. To love not just our neighbours,...
...ministry for a changing church.” The Very Reverend Nicholas Papadopulos, Dean of Salisbury said: “We look forward to welcoming Kenneth to the Cathedral and Chapter. He has been entrusted with...