Jesus had to die - his life (and death) are the pattern for his followers; he doesn't call us to an easy life, but to self-denial and self-sacrifice. He promises to be with us, and to help us live faithfully.
When Jesus says, ‘Give back to Caesar what is Caesar and to God what is God’s,’ is there anything more going on than a clever answer?
In the summer of 2013 I left my IT job (writing web software) and moved house to start a training post to be a vicar. Rather than go straight from one to the other, I decided to go via Western USA and Canada, in a convertible Ford Mustang.
I’ve had a website since the late 1990s, and it has changed rather dramatically over the years. This section contains some of my favourite bits of my old sites, and some of the most viewed. (At least, it will when it is finished!)
I was born in Oxford while my father was doing his vicar training at Wycliffe Hall – where I also did my own vicar training, twenty-three years later! As I grew up in a Christian family, God has always been quite naturally at the centre of my life.
RT @flysanityfly: Rereading Lord of the Rings 10 years later, only to realize that the Ring is my smartphone. https://t.co/w2hkX6M6cR
Perfect, thank you!
There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun.
Pablo Picasso