Jesus – the grieving mother hen. On doing Sadness.
‘Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing.’ Luke 13:34 It’s easy to do anger. It is an instant energy...
Spiritual gifts. For the common good.
Last week I had 5 full-on days at Luther Heights, Coolum, being Camp Pastor at a camp run by Lutheran Youth of Qld for Yr 3-6 children. There were 18 other leaders: 2 married couples, 1 about-to-be first time grandma farmer from the Darling Downs, a few junior leaders...
Zip it, Zechariah! Be quiet and learn to believe.
Luke 1:5-25 tells us about the older Zechariah, a priest, who is a good man, but who never had children. The angel Gabriel appears before him in the temple, to announce that he and his wife Elizabeth will have a child, who will be the great prophet who prepares the...
