Poetic Licence

Hi Anzac Day and Easter Sunday were on the same day and it gives one pause to consider the sacrifice on the battlefields and of Christ’s Sacrifice on the Cross. When I was in the Sixth Form (Year 12) nearly 30 years ago we did a series on World War one poets from the romanticism […]

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As Jesus continues to try and explain what lays ahead, the disciples continue to be perplexed and confused about what he was meaning. With the benefit of knowing how things transpired we can see what he was saying. Yet do we seek Jesus enough, do we trust him enough, for he is the way, the […]

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As we approach Easter Friday Isaiah 53 which predates the death of Christ by some 800 years gives a poignant account of what the Suffering Servant must go through. The harshness of the imagery in The Passion of the Christ also should give us pause and may we take the opportunity this Easter to re-commit and […]

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  I can only but imagine the scene when Jesus tells the disciples in the Upper Room that one of them is going to betray him.  The turmoil it must of caused, the consternation, each of the disciples looking at the others sideways.  I am not sure if they picked the one who did betray […]

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We live in a world where looking after number 1 is the first priority. Jesus shows us a different way. Jesus was prepared to be a servant but still understood his rightful place as head of the table, but didn’t exploit that authority.  As we get closer to Easter Friday may we consider again the […]

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As we come into Easter Week each day I will have a poem from John 13. This powerful chapter set in the Upper Room as Jesus and the disciples celebrate Passover has many powerful messages starting with Jesus demonstrating the leadership model for the Church – that of servant leadership, one which the disciples struggled […]

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