Devotional

Greetings from Leicester Today we find both a sobering and encouraging passage from Luke 21:12-19. Our reading comes within the context of Jesus’ warnings, of false messiahs, wars and rumours of wars, earthquakes, famines, and the destruction of the second Jerusalem temple, which happened in A.D 70, following its original destruction by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 […]

Tena koutou katoa, nga mihi mahana ki a koutou. Warm greetings to all you’s out there, we see you. Today’s gospel text is Luke 19:11-28, the parable of the pounds. We have been reading through Luke’s gospel each day for a while now. Yesterday we read about the transformation of Zaccheus, including the redistribution of […]

Dia Dhuit ( Hello) Greetings friends, brothers & sisters on here. My offering for today comes from a background of a windy and cold island of Ireland today, as we transition into our Autumn/ Winter season. To our brothers and sisters in Australia, you are in my prayers, in respect to the Wildfires that you […]

Nga mihi mahana e hoa ma…..warm greetings friends, today’s gospel text is Luke 14:25-33. Today is also the day in Te Hahi Mihinare (The Missionary Church NZ) where we remember Te Whiti Orongomai. He is in the left side photo to my right, with his Unle Tohu beside him and some of their whanau seated […]

Greetings sisters and brothers. Today’s gospel text comes from Luke 13: 22-30, The Narrow Door. Luke’s gospel has been special in the history of God’s Squad. So many of the great themes in Luke’s account of the life of Jesus have been important values in our club. Jesus and his life on the road as an […]

Guds frid, bröder och systrar. In this day’s reading from Matthew 13:53-58 we join Jesus and his disciples as they return to Jesus’ hometown, Nazareth, for a second time. His first visit back home was not that successful, the people tried to throw off a cliff, and this one will prove to be equally disappointing. […]

Nga mihi mahana e hoa ma, warm greetings friends. This week our gospel is again from Luke 11, but verses 42-46 this time. A few lines describing Jesus speaking to the pharisees and then a lawyer who interjects! Jesus really is attacking them today……but why? In the Matthew and Mark versions of Jesus saying these […]

Womin-Jeka, (which is the local Wurundjeri indigenous phrase for welcome in my part of Australia) sisters and brothers and warm greetings from a warm Melbourne spring day. I trust all is well in your world. Today’s gospel text comes from Luke 11:1-4 where Jesus teaches his disciples (and us) how to pray. This prayer, often […]

Nga mihi maioha e hoa ma, whaia atu tonu ki te ara o Ihu. Rangimarie ki a koutou katoa. Greetings friends, peace be with you as you continue in the path of Jesus. Today our gospel text is Luke 9:57-62. Some words about foxes having holes, the dead burying their dead, putting our hands to […]

Greetings once more from Leicester, particularly to those on the road, who have been sent to proclaim freedom and healing. Today’s reading come from Luke 9:1-6, Jesus sending out the twelve. Over twenty years ago, I was distinctly and unmistakably called and led by God, to work with hardcore drinkers and later addicts, in what could […]