Devotions

The testimony in Matthew’s gospel reminds us we have a God who can be relied upon and a God who sees things through, a God…

Today’s devotion is based on Matthew 9.32–end.

The healing stories in the gospels often leave me with a pang in my heart. The pain from bereavement and suffering resonates with our own…

This model of mission, as described in today’s passage, fostered hospitality, and valued what the community — those whom the missionaries sought to reach —…

Fasting is associated with grieving and lament. People fasted as a sign of their respect to something that had been lost (spiritually) and as an…

Do you ever wonder why people simply got up and followed Jesus? Matthew was Jewish and doing the bidding of the Roman overlords and their…

I guess all of us are in the latter category of people who ‘have not seen and yet have come to believe’ and so that…

Luke 6:29-31. We are to live a life of superabundant love, but think for a moment, how many people actually live this out?

Does anyone want to live a life that is long and prosperous? (Gav does his best Donkey from Shrek impersonation) Me! Pick me! Pick me!…

Woah! Jesus was being blunt to the point of offensiveness, both in his language (referring to those outside the circle of discipleship as ‘dead’) and…

Do you ever feel like you’re being swamped by the waves, like you’re gasping for breath, and going under? And worse, do you shout out…

This passage from Matthew’s gospel makes me smile. It reminds me of pupils in a classroom being asked a question by a teacher, one putting…