Friday: 23rd November, 2018 Reference text: Luke 19:45-48 Luke 19:46 Saying unto them, It is written, My house shall be house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves. Improvisation and adaptation in one context, can imply taking things that are for a known and defined purpose, and using them for other... Continue Reading →

Thursday: 22nd November, 2018 Reference text: Revelations 5:1-10 Revelation 5:3 And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon. I am pretty sure a number of us are familiar with the words of this story, but let us remind ourselves: 'There was... Continue Reading →

Wednesday: 21st November, 2018 Reference text: Luke 19:11-28 Luke 11:13 So he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Put this money to work,’ he said, ‘until I come back.’ In order to eliminate even the slightest possibility of misinterpretation, it is crucial that one is clear about the instructions they give.... Continue Reading →

Tuesday: 20th November, 2018 Reference text: Luke 19:1-10 Luke 19:3 And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature. Zacchaeus, mentioned in the Gospel today, had one and only one goal: 'to see what Jesus was like'. Even though that single intention was... Continue Reading →

Monday: 19th November, 2018 Reference text: Luke 18:35-43 Luke 18:37,38 And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me. One thing about begging is that often, each person appears to have a territory: an area in which they are the most... Continue Reading →

Sunday: 18th November, 2018 Reference text: Hebrews 10:11-14,18 Hebrews 10:11 And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: When I hear a song I like for the first time, I usually hit replay to listen a couple of times and then it is added to... Continue Reading →

Saturday: 17th November, 2018 Reference text: Luke 18:1-8 Luke 18:4 And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man; Flashy cars, giant houses, a good job and a good spouse: these are some of the things that when one boasts about, the general... Continue Reading →

Friday: 16th November, 2018 Reference number: Luke 17:26-37 Luke 17:28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built Today, the long list given of the things done by the people in the days of Lot and Noah, are the very... Continue Reading →

Thursday: 15th November, 2018 Reference text: Philemon 7-10 Philemon 8,9a Therefore, although in Christ I could be bold and order you to do what you ought to do, yet I prefer to appeal to you on the basis of love Some will say at present, Brexit hangs by a very thin thread following a string... Continue Reading →