The Word Around The Bush

Lent 5 – In my heart and in my head – Jeremiah 31:31-34

The Old Testament lectionary readings in Lent take us back to God's desire for a covenantal relationship with all peoples and our consistent inability to

Lent 4 – Things of the Spirit – John 3: 14-21

On this fourth week in Lent we continue our journey towards the cross.  Even in John's opening chapters he is shaping the conversations around Jesus'

Lent 3 – Distractions – Exodus 20:1-17 and John 2:13-22

There are times we distance ourselves from God by doing 'religious' things. When Jesus cleanses the Temple, it may be that these religious things stopped

Lent 2 – Taking up the Cross – Mark 8: 31-38

As we come to the second week of Lent we are drawing into the rebuke of Peter and Jesus' upside-down call to take up the