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For or with? Contract or relationship?
In tonight’s brief passage from the Gospel of St John, we heard the parable of the grain of wheat. Christ drew this parable about resurrection on the Kingdom of God from the everyday circumstances of...
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the simplicity of a child
The scene that we heard about in the reading earlier has been repeated many times throughout history. There are many instances which can be seen online of children approaching great teachers, some...
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Faith and Doubts?
Thomas hasn’t had a great press down the years, precisely because of the episode described in the Gospel reading for today. From this, we get the term ‘doubting Thomas’, used to describe someone who is...
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Nothing will be impossible with God
In Nazareth, an unimportant village in a remote region of the Roman Empire, the angel Gabriel descended from heaven to ask a young, recently engaged girl to become pregnant with God’s son Jesus and...
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Following Christ means transferring our security
Each morning gives us an opportunity to renew our hope in Christ. In the reading (Luke 9.51–62) earlier this evening, Jesus is travelling to Jerusalem for the last time. Along the way, He meets three...
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As Christ Loves Us
Cross of St Peter We have just read [in John 21:15-19] that, after the resurrection, Jesus asked Peter if he loved him. To Peter’s confusion, the question was asked three times. Each time Peter...
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Life in man is the glory of God; the life of man is the vision of God
From the treatise Against Heresies by Saint Irenaeus, bishop The glory of God gives life; those who see God receive life. For this reason God, who cannot be grasped, comprehended or seen, allows...
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Faith and Pride 2013
Every evening during Belfast Pride Week (Friday 28 June to Saturday 6 July) we will be holding our short reflective services, 15 mins with Christ, at 6 p.m. in St George’s Church in High Street. We...
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“Don’t think I have come to make life cozy”
Here I am sitting while wearing the pink hooide. The principle is the same though. Photo: Michael Carchrie Campbell Don’t think I’ve come to make life cozy. Hard words indeed. In fact if they weren’t...
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