Reflection for the Week – 22 September 2026
God has provided a bio for us in Exodus 34, one that emphasises God’s graciousness and faithful commitment to God’s people.
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God has provided a bio for us in Exodus 34, one that emphasises God’s graciousness and faithful commitment to God’s people.
The cause of all our ecological woes is the same as the cause of all our woes generally: common-or-garden, natural-born human selfishness
Ezekiel’s vision was set amidst the background of exile, loss and uncertainty.
Our encounters with creation are also moments in the presence of God.
Jesus isn’t suggesting we should be prepared to endure some minor inconveniences, but that this path might literally cost us everything. That sounds hard.
There is a tyrant, far greater than any mere Roman emperor, operational in our lives, and we know exactly who it is.
Matthew was writing during a difficult period for the early church, which was wrestling with how and to what extent they should be welcoming Gentiles.
Rather than offering quick solutions and certainty, this week’s readings suggest that faith is about learning to live meaningfully amid uncertainty.
Acts of compassion have a habit of producing a harvest larger than the small offering from which they began.
Of all Jesus’ teachings, the Kingdom is paramount – but is it a way of personal and social liberation now, or of judgment in the future?
The kingdom of God is not something we have to wait for, but something we can practise.
I see echoes of this week’s reading from Matthew in Cabo Verde's World Cup journey, which reminds us that God's kingdom often grows quietly, patiently, and unexpectedly.
Romans 7:17 sounds a bit like Paul is absolving himself of personal responsibility ... But look more closely, and maybe something else is going on.
The road to agape always requires first a letting go, if only for a moment, of our natural, human loves – that was the painful lesson Abraham was learning
This is where the good news begins – not in power or control, but in being seen.
Pentecost reminds us that the Spirit of God does not belong to a single language, culture, nation, or theology.
The theme this year’s Reconciliation Week has been ‘All In’. Jesus would have understood the challenge.
The new action of the Spirit seems to be focused on one thing and one thing only.
Into our world of noise, the story of Pentecost speaks.
"Why do you stand looking up toward heaven?". The question is not just curiosity, but a redirection. And in that redirection is the Ascension’s challenge to us.