‘Have Courage. I am.’ Jesus on the water.
‘If it’s really you, Lord, tell me to step out to you on the water.’ Peter, in the storm and in the dark, utterly exhausted. (Matthew 14:28). This isn’t about showing off. It’s a group of distressed and utterly exhausted men, knowing they are about to drown, seeing a...
Compassion and a well-fed crowd (five loaves and 2 fish). One way to pray.
Matthew 14:14 When he came ashore (expecting to be alone) there was a great crowd already waiting for him. When he saw them, his heart went out to them, and he healed those who lacked strength. I find it very challenging that Jesus, wanting to be alone to process the...
The kingdom of heaven is like a woman adding yeast to some dough.
I love making bread. On Sunday at the beginning of worship, with the help of my Kenwood Chef, the children and I mixed 20 g of salt, 560 mls of filtered water and 1 kg of ‘OO’ flour. Then we added the starter from 6am (1 teaspoon dried yeast, I tsp of sugar, 1 scoop...
