Pentecost 9 11th August 2019 Genesis 15:1-6 Hebrews 11:1-16 Luke 12:32-40 Nobody really knows who the author of the book of Hebrews was. It was certainly not Paul; the book dates from a later period, and its main purpose is to inform the Christian communities all over the Greco-Roman world of their Hebrew origins. After…
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost August 4, 2019 Hosea 11:1-11 Colossians 3:1-11 Luke 12:13-21 Jesus’ parable of the rich fool which we heard in our Gospel reading this morning is the only one of the parables in the New Testament where God himself has a speaking role. Of course, God appears in the other parables –…
Afrique fête July 28, 2019 Hosea 1 :2-10 Colossians 2 :6-19 Luke 11 :1-13 When I studied the history and language of ancient Egypt I spent three months in the guest house of Anglican cathedral of All Saints on the island of Zamalek in Cairo. There was a beautiful little garden attached to the guest house, at…