Have you ever looked closely at how the disciples react to the resurrection? Two big emotions run through their various responses. The first, as we might expect, is: joy. John describes the disciples as “overjoyed when they saw the Lord” (Jn. 20.20). Luke...
There is no brighter promise and no greater love than salvation declared through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The truth of the Gospel is that he so loves the world, so values us, that he chose to share our life in order conquer, once and for all, the...
Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday, when we shout “Hosanna!” and “Crucify him!” – two contradictory cries in the ears of Jesus. One is a hopeful hail of Jesus as king, the long-awaited Messiah who will deliver God’s people from oppression. The other is a call...
I don’t know about you, but the weather has a power over me, sometimes in a good way and sometimes, well let’s just call it “not so good”. It affects my mood, my activities, what I eat, how effectively I work, even my prayer life – oh, and of course, my...
This Lent, I signed up for a few different email devotionals to be delivered to my inbox every day. One of these contains brief videos based on a book, Difficult Teachings of Jesus by Matthew Kelly. The author offers snippets of wisdom, full of grace and...