The Encounter on the BeachEaster 3; John 21:1-19When they’d finished the meal,Jesus asked Peter an awkward question.“Simon son of John,” he said,(as though naming Peter’s attemptto revert to a pre-discipled state),“Do you love me more than these?”(Surely this was not a love competitionto choose the forerunnerof centuries of popes?)Maybe what he meant was:“Do you loveContinue reading “The Encounter on the Beach”
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God Laughs, Weeps and Loves
God Laughs, Weeps and LovesLent 2; Genesis 17:1-17, Mark 8:31-38One theological truth I affirm:God has a sense of humourand we are made in that image too.Bless the Lord who laughs, weeps and loves.God made Abraham a solemn promiseand adjusted his name to mean”father of a multitude”, so Abrahamfell on his face and laughed,for he wasContinue reading “God Laughs, Weeps and Loves”