Reference text: Luke 19:1-10Scripture provides one description of Zachaeus, and that was the fact that 'he was rich'. Reading further, it becomes rather obvious that he had not become wealthy by chance. He had become someone who had developed great resourcefulness in the midst of what others would describe as challenging times. In today's account,... Continue Reading →
YOU CANNOT LIVE FOR YOURSELF
There are three kinds of music lovers: those who listen to music because of the artist, those who listen because of the melody and those who listen because of the lyrics. Every one primarily belongs to one of the three although all three make some contribution. I am in the second category so music to... Continue Reading →
THE SEASONS WILL CHANGE
Luke 21:5-6 Some of his disciples began talking about the majestic stonework of the Temple and the memorial decorations on the walls. But Jesus said, Do you see these stones? The time is coming when not one of them will be left in place. They will all be knocked down." The days are coming when... Continue Reading →
THOSE WHO CONTINUE
Luke 18:5 yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Otherwise, she will wear me out with her perpetual requests. There are people we call 'gatekeepers'- these are men and women of influence and authority who are often at the helm of systems and establishments. Such people can often not be... Continue Reading →
UNTIL THE FLOODS CAME
Luke 17:27 They were eating and drinking and marrying and being given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. There are two main groups of people: those who react and those who pro-act. The former group finds themselves in trouble when things sneak up... Continue Reading →
DON’T GET LEFT BEHIND
Luke 17:20 Now having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He replied, “The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed or with a visible display; Stability is founded on predictability. In fact, order thrives in the presence of predictability: knowing when the bus will arrive,... Continue Reading →
BECAUSE GOD SAID SO
Reference text: Luke 17:11-19 The ten lepers described in the Gospel text were something else. A careful look at this story and you would see extreme boldness, and would they not? For context, even in contacting Jesus, they maintained their distance and shouted out for mercy. So when we see them set off immediately after... Continue Reading →
ARE YOU A RESERVOIR OR A RIVER?
Today's message is born from a question I heard at Mass Yesterday "are you a reservoir Christian or a river Christian?" The biggest dam in the world holds over 39 billion cubic meters of water in storage. That is however not it's true merit, rather the generation of over 22000MW of electrical power using that... Continue Reading →
YOUR FRUITS WILL TELL
Ezekiel 47:12 Along the bank of the river, on this side and that, will grow all kinds of trees used for food; their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. They will bear fruit every month, because their water flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves... Continue Reading →