Some years ago, Martin Saunders (of Youthscape) wrote an excellent article highlighting four issues which often prevent ...

The lectionary reading for the Seventh Sunday after Trinity in Year C is the Parable of the Rich Fool in Luke 12.13–21. It is ...

The lectionary reading for Trinity 7 in this Year C is Colossians 3.1–11, the last of our mini-series in this letter. We are at a classic hinge point in Paul’s letter; having told us everything that ...

The lectionary reading for Trinity 7 in this Year C is Colossians 3.1–11, the last of our mini-series in this letter. We are at a classic hinge point in Paul's letter; having told us everything that ...

This leaves us with two other ‘tribulation’ texts to consider—those in Matt 24 and Mark 13, and those in the Book of Revelation. I have discussed the Little Apocalypse at length in this article, so ...

I am planning to lead a study trip to western Turkey next year, from Tuesday 28th April to Thursday 7th May 2026 inclusive visiting Istanbul and the seven cities of Revelation, plus some other sites ...

The Sunday lectionary readings for the Sixth Sunday after Trinity in Year C continue through Luke’s gospel, and we now reach Luke 11.1–13 and Jesus’ teaching on prayer. (The epistle is Col 2.6–15, and ...

Paul continues to expand on the implications of who Jesus is for our discipleship. He draws strong parallels in his language with the Spirit in Ephesians 5, and deploys metaphors of plants, buildings, ...