Sunday 20th October 2019 As the story goes widows are submissive and needy and judges corrupt and powerful; but Jesus turns this upside down in his parable despite the efforts of the translators. This widow is rude and vengeful; the judge feels threatened by her violence. The Greek for justice is vengeance (ekdikeo) and where […]
Sunday 7th July 2019 What is the message we are being sent out with? It is the coming of the kingdom of God; it is the kingdom of God in our midst. It is the power to heal and deliver. It is the power that caused Satan to fall from heaven like a flash of […]
If we set aside all the worries about demons, animal cruelty and the welfare of the swineherd, what is the story of the healing of the demoniac of Gerasene teaching us? It speaks of the most outcast, the most impure, most afflicted person in a community becoming the messenger of hope for the whole community. […]
