Continuing my discovery of the additional themes of Holy Week, today is known, in some traditions, as Spy Wednesday – the day we remember Judas Iscariot making the choice to betray Jesus. A far cry from the glory of James Bond or Jason Bourne, here the term spy means to ambush or snare. It’s anContinue reading “Lent 2025: Spy Wednesday”
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Lent 2025: Truth in the Temple
Today, I found out that traditionally on the Tuesday of Holy Week, we remember Jesus in the temple – teaching, challenging, confronting. It’s an interesting passage on the way to the cross. It shows a different side of Jesus. The tension is rising. The cross is coming. And yet, Jesus doesn’t back down. Combining theContinue reading “Lent 2025: Truth in the Temple”
Lent 2025: The Picnic Basket and the Cluttered Table
Yesterday’s reflection took me to a familiar verse—one I’d already chatted about last week in a conversation about prayer. Philippians 4:6-7: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your heartsContinue reading “Lent 2025: The Picnic Basket and the Cluttered Table”
Lent 2025: Letting Joy In
Today marks the beginning of Holy Week, the final stretch of Lent. We’ve been preparing for this for weeks, waiting, reflecting, drawing nearer to God. Palm Sunday always feels a little odd to me. It’s a day of triumph, of Hosannas and palm branches waved in the air. Jesus enters Jerusalem to the cheers ofContinue reading “Lent 2025: Letting Joy In”
Lent 2025: Our Fruit
Some days, a passing comment can stay with you, nudging your heart, stirring a quiet reflection. In Paul’s letter to the Galatians, he writes about life by the Spirit, and the fruit that shows in our lives as a result. It’s one of those Bible lists I learnt by heart growing up: “The fruit ofContinue reading “Lent 2025: Our Fruit”
Lent 2025: A Mixed Bag and a Merciful God
Phew! I’ve arrived at Friday evening.Do you ever have weeks that feel too full, like you’re not quite sure how you managed to fit everything in? That’s been my experience this week. A week that’s been rich and busy, a mixture of beautiful and overwhelming moments. And now I’ve reached the end feeling tired, butContinue reading “Lent 2025: A Mixed Bag and a Merciful God”
Lent 2025: If in doubt, give it a clout!
When I finished work today, I got in my car to drive home and found my seatbelt was stuck. No matter how hard or softly I pulled, it wouldn’t budge. This was slightly alarming – I can’t drive the car without a seatbelt, and I need to drop it to the garage tomorrow for aContinue reading “Lent 2025: If in doubt, give it a clout!”
Lent 2025: Because God Loves
Today was an opportunity for a midweek walk with reflection. The weather was glorious – sunny and breezy – and the passage is one I come back to time and again. Romans 8: 38-39: For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels or demons, neither the present, not the future, nor anyContinue reading “Lent 2025: Because God Loves”
Lent 2025: Walking with Wounds
For today’s post, I’m jumping ahead a little in the story. Can you picture the scene? You are a follower of Jesus. You’ve just watched from a distance as he was crucified. You saw him die. Then came the confusion – his body disappeared, and you don’t know what to believe anymore. What you doContinue reading “Lent 2025: Walking with Wounds”
Lent 2025: Be more donkey
Late-night thoughts after a church meeting… We spent the evening doing lots of detailed work, planning for the future—which has left my brain slightly spinning. But at the very start, my church leader shared a short reflection on the passage he’s speaking on this Sunday: Luke 19:28–40. It’s the story of Jesus riding into JerusalemContinue reading “Lent 2025: Be more donkey”
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