Tag Archives: Christianity

Chronicles

This is part of a series that I very much hope to publish. Any advice would be welcomed. Supper The days after the entry and what might have seemed like the desecration of the Temple were fraught with tension, questions … Continue reading

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Galatians – a beginning

A letter. Who does not love receiving one? I had never met him. I discovered Jesus through someone that he had left behind. I had been completely bowled over by the discovery of Jesus the Christ. My life had changed … Continue reading

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The woman’s faith

He was and is the fulfilment of a dreams, hopes, and longings, yet my rabbi had an uncanny knack of seeming to make things harder. We lived with lots of ritual to protect us from breaking the law. Many had … Continue reading

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The Transfiguration

(Matthew 17:1–13, Acts 12:1-2) As I sit here in this dark and dank place, awaiting the dawn, I would not have had it any other way. He called me by the sea, my brother and I, and Andrew and Simon. … Continue reading

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Conversion of Paul: A story

I was enveloped by the darkness as I fell to the ground. The light of the one who stood before me penetrated the scales in front of my eyes. Nevertheless, I could hear and recognise the voice who said, ‘Saul, … Continue reading

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Evangelism in Translation

Acts 17: 16-23 All evangelism is done in translation, even if the evangelist and those hearing share the same language. Paul is in Athens waiting for Timothy and Silas to arrive. He is ‘deeply troubled’ by what he sees around … Continue reading

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Divine Whispers

I am not sure I have ever even felt that I have heard God speak in an audible way before. However, before you reach for the white coats. On Wednesday last I was at St Ninian’s Cave, near Whithorn in … Continue reading

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