Trinity Sunday.
Today is Trinity Sunday, the day when we reflect on the three persons of the Trinity, shown in Rublev’s icon above. Three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. When I was …
May 2021
Pentecost. (Acts 2: 1-13)
Pentecost celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit. It is the birthday of the church born just over 2000 years ago on a Jewish festival called the feast of Pentecost. …
Ascension (Acts 1: 3 – 11)
Today is Ascension day, the day when Jesus ascended to heaven. Forty days ago we celebrated his resurrection which defeated the power of sin and death. The risen Jesus appeared to his …
…leave it for the foreigner, the orphan and the widow. (Deut 24: 19-22)
‘…leave it for the foreigner, the orphan and the widow’ was the interesting advice given to the Israelites on how to live a good life. They were advised: When harvesting grain …
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Powers, principalities and the Post Office
The Apostle Paul wrote to the Ephesians (chapter 6 verse 12): For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness …