Monthly Archives: August 2013

The Honour Game

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Jessie Rogers

Reflections on the Readings for Sunday 1 September 2013 Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29; Psalm 68:4-7, 10-11; Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-24a; Luke 14:1, 7-14; Ben Sira, our Old Testament sage, is concerned with being well thought of. His ethic is very much … Continue reading →

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Upside down and inside out

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Jessie Rogers

Reflections on the Readings for Sunday 25 August 2013 Isaiah 66:18-21; Psalm 117; Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-13; Luke 13:22-30 Things are often not what they seem. The hardships and disappointments which feel like God’s forgetfulness may be precisely the deep and … Continue reading →

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Not Peace but a Sword

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Jessie Rogers

Reflections on the Readings for Sunday 18 August 2013 Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10; Psalm 40:2-4, 18; Hebrews 12:1-4; Luke 12:49-53 Jesus’ message of love, grace and forgiveness got him killed. How is that possible? Why didn’t the world welcome him with … Continue reading →

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What really matters

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Jessie Rogers

Reflections on the Readings for Sunday 4 August 2013 Ecclesiastes 1:2, 2:21-23; Pslm 90:3-6, 12-14, 17; Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11;  Luke 12:13-21 When your life is over, what will you regret the most? The man who asks for Jesus’ intervention in … Continue reading →

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