Reflection for the Week – 3 November 2026
Am I seeking to justify myself, to preserve my reputation, to show myself to be right?
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Reflection for the Week – 27 October 2026
The saints are not only those who are remembered in history books ... They are also the teachers, carers, advocates, activists, grandparents, neighbours, friends and all the others who have embodied Christ’s way.
Reflection for the Week – 20 October 2026
Jesus’ great mission was to teach about and incarnate divine love into the world.
Reflection for the Week – 13 October 2026
Hospitality is a core tenet of our faith – hospitality to all and not just some.
Reflection for the Week – 6 October 2026
Stories are for faith-sharing, meaning-making, and identity-forming.
Reflection for the Week – 29 September 2026
If God were looking at our life today, what fruit would God find?
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.
Reflection for the Week – 15 September 2026
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
Reflection for the Week – 8 September 2026
Ezekiel’s vision was set amidst the background of exile, loss and uncertainty.
Reflection for the Week – 1 September 2026
Our encounters with creation are also moments in the presence of God.
Reflection for the Week – 25 August 2026
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.
Reflection for the Week – 18 August 2026
There is a tyrant, far greater than any mere Roman emperor, operational in our lives, and we know exactly who it is.
Reflection for the Week – 11 August 2026
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.
Reflection for the Week – 4 August 2026
Rather than offering quick solutions and certainty, this week’s readings suggest that faith is about learning to live meaningfully amid uncertainty.
Reflection of the Week – 28 July 2026
Acts of compassion have a habit of producing a harvest larger than the small offering from which they began.
Reflection of the Week – 21 July 2026
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?
Reflection of the Week – 14 July 2026
The kingdom of God is not something we have to wait for, but something we can practise.
Reflection of the Week – 7 July 2026
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.
Reflection of the Week – 30 June 2026
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.
Reflection of the Week – 23 June 2026
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