There is an amazing sequence of salvation revealed in Scripture, which centres on the reality of the Incarnation. In the beginning, God made us in His image as creatures of flesh and soul. Through transgression, our flesh has been corrupted by sin and enslaved to its wages, death. Where once there was man in the…
A Carol Treat
Wow! For the first time, Our Saviour Lutheran Church and the "little church", St. Francis', Funtley, joined forces for a carol service. Not quite 9 lessons and carols—but we did have 6 of the traditional nine. The church is little, so with a tad fewer than 60 people in attendance, there was standing room only…
Two Josephs and Flights to Egypt
Joseph took his father and brothers to Egypt to save them, and he cared for them, becoming a father to them, though he was their son and younger brother. Joseph took Jesus to Egypt to save Him, and he cared for Him, becoming a father to Him, though he was His creature and younger brother.
Putting s back into Christmass
Here's a brief article I wrote for the Christmas issue of the magazine of a local Baptist church. It's distributed to hundreds of homes in the area where our congregation worships. What’s missing from Xmas? The answer: the second ‘s’. Get it? If not, bear with me, and I will explain. It’s coming up to…
Losing the reason for the season
Christmas is prime time for Christian hand-wringing at the state of the world, more so it seems than Easter. It's at Christmas that we find ourselves lamenting most loudly, persistently and at length at just how far secularisation has advanced. Not a single Christian carol at Tescos, no manger scene at Debenhams, cards galore with…
A Season of Receiving
I was planning to write a short post on why it is better to receive than to give at Christmas. However, a far more professional and prolific blogger beat me to it. Read it.
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