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As I was pondering Father’s Day, my mind turned – naturally – to Jesus’ parable in Luke 15:11-32. It’s famously known as The Prodigal Son but, let’s be honest, that...

A wide range of things, from credit standards and security ratings to consumer goods, get labelled ‘Triple A’ or ‘AAA’ and, in doing so, claim to be of exceptional importance...

I don’t know whether you’ve ever had the experience of looking at a great painting and being struck by some minor detail in it, perhaps a tiny figure hidden in...

“My brain just does it.” Last week I spent time with my nephew and niece (11 and 9). They are excellent at communicating with me; they did not know me...

Dear Friends Our annual request for financial support usually takes me a great deal of time, thought and prayer to compile. I often try to bring fresh insight to a...

In the Bible, the Saturday of Holy Week – our Easter Saturday – is a moment of stillness between two days of the worst and the best kind of activity....

Father, into your hands I commit my spirit (Luke 23:46) We read in Luke’s Gospel that on the cross Jesus ‘called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands...

It is finished (John 19:30) There’s something satisfying about completing something. Whether it’s decorating the bedroom, writing a report for the office or reading a book, it’s a good moment...

I am thirsty (John 19:28) The fifth saying is brief: ‘I am thirsty.’ At one level, this is no more than a desperate, agonised cry of suffering. We hear a...

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me (Matthew 27:46 and Mark 15:34) The fourth statement from the cross is both deep and terrible. Mark puts it in its...

Dear woman, here is your son... here is your mother (John 19:26-27) The Gospels tell us that Jesus’ mother and a number of the women who had followed him remained...

I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise (Luke 23:43) It is a universal feature of human societies that there are hierarchies. There are always...