Bringing joy to the oppressed

Advent 2025, Week 2: Isaiah 9, Part 3 This second week of Advent 2025, we’re studying Isaiah 9. In the previous two posts here and here, we’ve learned that the prophecy sees a light breaking into the darkness of war-torn northern Israel. A new hope of peace has dawned. No surprise, then, how the prophecyContinue reading “Bringing joy to the oppressed”

Being radical…right or wrong? – John 5:31-47, Preview

Have you ever scolded someone for being too radical?  Maybe they’re young, idealistic and are making plans that you, in your years of experience, know will almost certainly fail.  So you step in, clip their wings, giving them what you believe is a much-needed dose of reality.  “They’re so immature.  So young,” you think toContinue reading “Being radical…right or wrong? – John 5:31-47, Preview”