In Mark 5 Jesus raises Jairus’ dead daughter to life. A little while before Jairus, a synagogue ruler, approached Jesus, the itinerant preacher, for help. The request was highly irregular: Jairus was a respected, honourable man in that culture. Yet, he falls (quite unceremoniously) at the feet of a homeless, poor, miracle worker’s feet and… Continue reading Death is sleep
Author: Pastorfish
Jesus and animal activism
Don’t misunderstand me. God cares for animals and part of our cultural mandate as human beings is to be good stewards over the earth, including the animal kingdom. Cruelty to animals is wrong. The last verse in the book of Jonah tells us that God was concerned for both the people and the animals living… Continue reading Jesus and animal activism
A mustard seed Kingdom
Jesus said that God’s Kingdom, which he came to inaugurate, is like a mustard seed – it starts small and ends big. “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it? It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest seed you plant in… Continue reading A mustard seed Kingdom
Why don’t we pray?
I think there are three main reasons: 1. Too busy Our lives are so busy and cluttered. We tend to schedule everything else, except pray. We make time to watch rugby, but not to pray. Perhaps we need to allocate time in our diary or go to bed an hour earlier in order to spend… Continue reading Why don’t we pray?
The Social Gospel
Jesus lived at the time when the Roman Empire was the superpower. The Romans had built magnificent cities, building and roads. At our annual Missions Conference this past weekend we were reminded how the gospel spread via these roads. Roads were the “social media” and “social platform” of the first few centuries AD. People chatted on… Continue reading The Social Gospel