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Tag Archives: Exodus 3:1-15
Holy ground
God said, “This is holy ground.” In the middle of the wilderness, to the side of the path, from the heart of a desert shrub, God spoke, and God said, “This, too, is holy ground.” Because there is no place on earth that God has abandoned. Continue reading
Posted in lectionary reflection, sermon
Tagged Balaam, Exodus 3:1-15, God's mercy, Incarnation, Lent, Moses, Numbers 22, Ukraine, war, year c lent 3
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People want answers
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
Posted in sermon
Tagged 1 Corinthians 10:1-13, Exodus 3:1-15, Jesus, Luke 13:1-9, Moses, NT Wright, Pontius Pilate, Samuel Wells, suffering, theodicy, Tower of Siloam, year c lent 3
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Year C Lent 3: self-examination and repentance
Lest ye repent, says Jesus, you will all perish as they did. It was the first soundbite of Jesus’ campaign trail, his initial mission statement: Repent, for the kingdom of God, the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Our exhortation … Continue reading
Aflame
Aflame with a passion which has yet to be quite requited, reaching out tongues of everlasting fire to melt the perennially hard-hearted with the patience of Time itself, burning with love, yet unconsumed.
Posted in lectionary reflection, poetry
Tagged Burning bush, Exodus 3:1-15, love, passion, Year C Lent 2
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