Genesis 12.1-4a; Psalm 121; Romans 4.1-5, 13-17; John 3.1-17JOHN the Evangelist does not do homely chit-chat. I cannot imagine him (or the other Evangelists) reporting a conversation between Jesus and his followers about the…
Genesis 1.1-2.3; Psalm 136 (136 1-9, 23-end); Romans 8.18-25; Matthew 6.25-endONE scholar encourages us to savour the “combination of sapiential insight and apocalyptic vision in the anxieties passage”. But his shorthand —…
Isaiah 49.1-7; Psalm 40.1-12; 1 Corinthians 1.19; John 1.29-42 ALL four Gospels record John the Baptist’s declaration: “Among you stands one whom you do not know, the one who is coming after me” (John 1.26). Unique to this…
Isaiah 7.10-16; Psalm 80.1-8,18-20; Romans 1.1-7; Matthew 1.18-endCOMMENTATORS note that John marks his Gospel as a new Genesis, by his echo of Genesis 1.1: “In the beginning”. But Matthew does something similar, and does it…
Isaiah 35.1-10; Psalm 146.1-10; James 5.7-10; Matthew 11.2-11THIS is not a Gospel for those who like easy answers. One commentator remarks that, among the four Evangelists, “Matthew’s presentation of the Baptist is . . . the…
Isaiah 11.1-10; Psalm 72.1-7, 18, 19; Romans 15.4-13; Matthew 3.1-12 WHY is John the Baptist angry with the Pharisees and Sadducees for coming to him asking for baptism? And what is wrong with fleeing from wrath? Not all…
Isaiah 2.1-5; Psalm 122; Romans 13.11-14; Matthew 24.36-44SEARCHING for a good word to describe the drama of Advent Sunday, I was tempted by “cataclysmic”. The “day of the Lord”, the Bible says, will bring darkness,…
Jeremiah 23.1-6; Psalm 46; Colossians 1.11-20; Luke 23.33-43TO REFLECT on Christ the King, I am taking a single verse from Luke’s Gospel (23.38), together with the other Gospel records of the inscription on the cross. But,…
Malachi 4.1-2a; Psalm 98; 2 Thessalonians 3.6-13; Luke 21.5-19JUST before Judas meets the high priests and scribes (Luke 22.3), Jesus addresses disciples under pressure. Into a situation of terror (arrest, persecution,…
Isaiah 1.10-18; Psalm 32.1-8; 2 Thessalonians 1; Luke 19.1-10IT IS no fun being short. Time and again, you are at some performance or event, but are seated behind someone blocking your view. There are no handy sycamore trees…
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