February 2020

Ash Wednesday and motives, Matthew 6:1-21. February 26, 2020 by Nigel.

Greetings from Leicester on this Ash Wednesday as we look at Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21  I remember under duress, attended an event where a large, loosely religious organisation, was presenting cheques to groups and charities. This in itself may not sound too unreasonable. However, besides not wholly agreeing with the principles of this organisation, the way […]

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The healing of the blind man, Mark 8:22-26. February 19, 2020 by Buckshot

Nga mihi nui ki a koutou, rangimarie ki a tatou katoa. Warm greetings, may peace be with us all. Welcome again to our Wednesday gospel reflection, our text this week is Mark 8:22-26. The healing of a blind man at Bethsaida. This is another interesting and inviting gospel text. Coming to Bethsaida marks the end […]

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Be aware of traditions that defile us, Mark 7:14-23, February 12, 2020 by Corky

Dia Dhuit ( Hello in Irish), Greetings from the Island of Ireland to you all who come across this page. God’s Word of instruction comes to us today from the Gospel account of Mark. We find ourselves in Chapter 7: particularly verses 14 to 23, but dipping back into the earlier passages of the Chapter […]

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Jesus visits Nazareth, Mark 6:1-6. February 5, 2020 by Buckshot

Ata marie e hoa ma, rangimarie ki a koutou katoa. Good morning friends, may peace be with you all. Today’s gospel is Mark 6:1-6a. A visit to Nazareth. Since last week Mark has been recalling some more of Jesus’ teaching about seeds and the Kingdom of God. Today he writes about Jesus arriving back home. […]

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Are you Listeneing? Mark 4:1-20. January 29, 2020 by Sean

Warmest greetings from South Wales. In this week’s reading from Mark’s gospel, Mark 4:1-20, we find Jesus surrounded by such a huge crowd of people he climbs into a boat and pulls away from the shore a short distance to address everyone. It was probably on a stretch of coast between Capernaum and Tabgha where […]

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Jesus heals on the Sabbath, Mark 3:1-6. January 22, 2020 by Buckshot

Nga mihi mahana ki a koutou katoa hoki, ma te atua te atawhai me te rangimarie ki a koutou. Warm greetings to you again, may the grace and peace of God be with you all. Welcome to the western Julian calendar new year, I hope you have been refreshed by whatever break you have had […]

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Jesus birth, Luke 2:1-14, Wednesday December 25 by Isak

En välsignad jul till er alla, systrar och bröder i Kristus. Today’s text is from Luke, 2:1-14, the story of Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem, you have all heard it, whether you count yourself as Christian or not. It’s the story that is read in schools, churches, homes, gatherings and so on, to give us the […]

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Jesus and Genealogies, Matthew 1:18-24. December 18, 2019 by Buckshot

Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou; nga mihi aroha ki a koutou katoa. Deep love and Greetings to you all again, today our gospel is Matthew 1:18-24. We are three-quarters of the way through advent now, the birth of Jesus is fast approaching… Our text today really begins with yesterday’s text, the list of the […]

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