Tag Archives: Luke 13:1-9

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: self-examination and repentance

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Rosalind C Hughes

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 →

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The penitent

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Rosalind C Hughes

on her knees scrubbing blood from the pavement beneath the broken icon

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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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