Morning Prayer for Wednesday 10 December 2025

Invocation + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Pause for reflection Good morning, heavenly Father.We worship you, the creator and sustainer of the universe. Good morning, Lord Jesus.We worship you, Saviour and Lord of the world. Good morning, Holy Spirit.We worship you, sanctifier of the people …

How to become a nice person

Itโ€™s easy to shake our heads in disbelief at the apparent failure of world leaders to contribute to measures aimed at world peace. Itโ€™s also easy to shrug our shoulders at our own inability to negotiate peace within our family or faith community. The good news is that the Bible has a plan for world …

Morning prayer for Wednesday 3 December 2025

Invocation + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Pause for reflection Good morning, heavenly Father.We worship you, the creator and sustainer of the universe. Good morning, Lord Jesus.We worship you, Saviour and Lord of the world. Good morning, Holy Spirit.We worship you, sanctifier of the people …

Until the Son of God appear

Perhaps you donโ€™t feel inclined to rejoiceย as we engage withย Advent this year. And thatโ€™s okay. Advent does notย demandย joy and celebration, although thereโ€™s nothing wrong with expressing happy emotionsย orย accompanying others who are keen to express them. Advent meets us where we are,ย in every season of life, in whatever mental or emotional frame it finds us. But …

Resources on biblical aphorisms

Below is a list of resources for the study of aphorisms in biblical texts. If you know of others, I would appreciate hearing about them. Allison, Dale C., โ€œA plea for thoroughgoing eschatology,โ€ Journal of Biblical Literature 113 (4), 1994, 651-668. Allison, Dale C., Constructing Jesus: Memory, Imagination, and History (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2010), ch. 4. Aune, David …