The Word Around The Bush

The story of Zachaeus is very familiar to us all. Sometimes, however, we find a shift in the translation, for Zachaeus is not the only

The parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector is wonderful in it’s challenge as much today as ever.  This parable is not simply a

Jesus draws a powerful comparison. If even an unjust judge can be worn down by persistence, how much more will God, who is just and

We all need to belong, to feel that we are valued, and our most eternal and deeply human need is to know we belong in

As small as a mustard seed!  A familiar image of something insignificantly small, from which the remarkable comes – the holy is revealed.  As we

A parable about the allure of wealth, but also an opportunity to ask to whom… to what… do we listen to and what is convincing

The shrewd manager (or wise) finds that he has to prioritise relationships over wealth. Jesus is asking whether or not we put our relationship with

Today, two short parables of lost things – one lost sheep and one lost coin.  In these two parables is the challenge of how we

The path of discipleship is not easy; it is costly.

Much of what Jesus says doesn’t make sense to modern ears. Namely because he is speaking of the reign of God, where we are called