The Word Around The Bush

Pentecost 9. The Feeding of 5000! – Matthew 14: 13-21.

One of those few, great accounts, found in all four Gospels - ponder with us the feeding of the great crowd from only 5 loaves

Pentecost 8 Mustard Seeds & Yeast Matthew 13: 31-33, 44-52

In a series of short parables Jesus offers surprising and challenging images of the Kingdom of Heaven. I wonder if we can image the Kingdom

Pentecost 7- The Parable of the Wheat and Weeds- Matthew 13:24-30,36-43.

The Wheat and Weeds: what does it mean to live with the tension of evil in the midst of good?

Pentecost 6 – The Parable of the Sower – Matthew 13: 1-9, 18-23.

Enter into this parable as if it were the first time you have heard it, without all the explanations.  Geoff Wellington and Mark Faulkner discuss