Tag Archives: 1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Though the fig tree does not blossom

Posted on March 23, 2025 by Rosalind C Hughes

Jesus tells his parable to those who were reeling from the news of national disaster: of Pilate’s political murder and manslaughter in Jerusalem; worshippers taken at the altar for their rebellious resistance, and workers slain by deadly working conditions. Jesus tells his parable to those who are afraid that they will be next, that the powers that be will determine that they, too, are a waste of the soil in which they are planted and rooted. Continue reading →

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People want answers

Posted on March 24, 2019 by Rosalind C Hughes

What is our role, as the church, as Christians, when we are faced with the questions that arise after a disaster, asking where is God when trouble happens, and what it means when God is or is not seen to intervene? What is our line? Continue reading →

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Year C Lent 3: manure and mercy

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Rosalind C Hughes

The thing about a parable is that it can be read from many different angles, with different results. Like those silhouetted pictures that can be a vase or a pair of faces, depending on where you place your focus, or … Continue reading →

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