Finding a place to stand and watch. Luke 21:25-36 Advent 1c
Luke 21:25-36 “There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves. People will faint from fear and...
View ArticleThe word came to who? Luke 3:1-6 Advent 2C
Luke 3:1-6 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his brother Philip ruler of the region of Ituraea and...
View ArticleGood News? Ouch that hurts! Luke 3:7-18 Advent 2 C
Luke 3:7-18 John said to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruits worthy of repentance. Do not begin to say to...
View ArticleDiving for our destiny. Baptism of Jesus
Luke 3:15-22 As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, John answered all of them by saying, “I baptize you...
View ArticleVintage extravagance – John 2:1-11
John 2:1-11 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine gave out, the mother...
View Article“The old home town acts the same…”
Luke 4:21-30 Then he began to say to them, “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his mouth. They said,...
View ArticleCultivating Change – Lent 3C
Luke 13:1-9 At that very time there were some present who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. He asked them, “Do you think that because these Galileans...
View ArticleWhipped up enough to pour yourself out?- Narrative Lectionary John 2:13-25
John 2:13–25 The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. Making a...
View ArticleNest or Nets? Matthew 4:12–23 Epiphany 3A /Ordinary 3
Matthew 4:12–23 Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, so that...
View ArticleDo you want to be right, or be in a relationship? Matthew 5:21-37 Epiphany 6/...
Matthew 5:21-37 “You have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, ‘You shall not murder’; and ‘whoever murders shall be liable to judgment.’ But I say to you that if you are angry with a...
View ArticleStress will kill you
South Africa is stressful. The Centre for Health Journalism reports the country has a high suicide rate, psychiatric illnesses are on the rise and stress has become normal.Every day, an estimated 21...
View ArticleThe power of the feminine to save. Even from Hell
We all enjoy a love story. This one from medieval Italy is similar to a million others but is special because it happened to a great poet who recorded it in the most beautiful language. Dante Alighieri...
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‘Talk is cheap’, they say, ‘but money buys the whisky’. There are various forms of this adage. The earliest one written down is from P.T. Barnum the circus tycoon whose antics were recently told in...
View ArticleThe Wounded Angel Network takes flight
I am delighted to introduce my latest project of YouTube videos where I reflect on matters of healing, integration, motivation and clear thinking. Hugo Simberg, The Wounded Angel / Haavoittunut...
View ArticleBuilding your fire in the right place
A silly mistake while building a fire in a vintage wood burning stove, offered me a metaphor for how we sometimes focus our passions in the wrong areas. I hope you enjoy this weeks video, and that it...
View ArticleI know you’re a follower, but are you being followed?
We are all busy following something or someone. Diets, exercise programs, studies, teachings, religions. But what if we lose the will to follow? What if we just cannot go on? Peter suggests a good...
View ArticleHow to Profit from Loss
To be human is to experience loss. In the Buddhist, Five Subjects for Recollection is the phrase, “all that is mine, beloved and pleasing, will become otherwise. Will be taken from me. Peter reflects...
View ArticleThe Masked Persona or Facebook Self
In this episode I explore the role of the inner “persona” or mask in our relationship to the world. The word persona comes from Latin and is the term Romans used for the Greek theatrical mask...
View ArticleLost Soul?
I sometimes fear we have lost our souls. I look around and see the departure of soul from so many sectors of life. The same soul flight seems to have affected our religious traditions. Is it possible...
View ArticleThe Five Gates of Grief – Gate 5
This week as we consider Ancestral Grief, we conclude our study of the Five gates of Grief outlined by Francis Weller .Looking at our family trees or our clan origins, we realise that along with their...
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