The Parish

For too many people, Good Friday is more about math than it is about love.

WEEK SIX | We may dismiss the Jesus way because it won’t get us where we want to go but the problem isn’t in Jesus’ path but in our destination.

WEEK FIVE | We are invited to leave the darkness of our lives and begin unwrapping our fears with the invitation of a single word.

WEEK FOUR | When Jesus healed ten men living under the burden and stigma of leprosy, he was doing far more than setting up a new laser dermatology clinic, he was creating a community of inclusion.

WEEK THREE | You can follow Jesus and still be blind, It’s in trusting that you will see.

WEEK TWO | The kingdom of heaven will not come through political coup nor is it a future utopia, it is among us already and becomes apparent when we follow Jesus in childlike humility.

WEEK ONE | I cannot really tell you what Easter means, but instead only ask you what you need it to mean.

James encourages us to see other people as companions on the journey who we are to love, not as competitors in a game of acquisition who must be bested.

Physical wounds can heal, but the impact of words can last a lifetime. Choose them wisely.

What if our connection to the presence of God desires to be connected to our presence in the world? 

If our faith makes us look like Jesus, we won't play favourites.

Don’t let your circumstances determine how your life unfolds, Let your choices do that.  Let your faith…..your trust in God do that.

What is an obvious truth that is being ignored or goes unaddressed? It's an elephant in a room.  This is a story about four, see if you can find them all.

The world around us encourages us to work hard squeezing more and more into every day. But perhaps what we actually need is to stand still and squeeze all the goodness out of this moment.

ADVENT WEEK FOUR | The Christmas story bears witness to the idea that sometimes you cannot take what you discover, but you can only keep what has been revealed.

ADVENT WEEK THREE | The practice of Advent invites us into a season of contemplation, a season of waiting and hoping and listening – into an oasis of quiet in a cacophonous world.

ADVENT WEEK TWO | In Advent we sit in darkness, waiting for the Light to come. But sometimes that prospect brings fear rather than hope.

ADVENT WEEK ONE | Sometimes being favoured feels like you're not.