Tag Archives: dream

Pause for Peace by Ahmed Yousef

Gaza: November 1st, 2006. Ahmed Yousef, senior advisor to the Palestinian Prime Minister, speaks of the offer of a ‘hudna’, which is more than a ceasefire.  HERE in Gaza, few dream of peace. For now, most dare only to dream … Continue reading

Posted in Social Justice | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Wolf and the Lamb Will Lie Down – a reflection on Isaiah 11:1-9

G.K. Chesterton said that when he was little he was told that the world was a magic place, filled with extraordinary creatures and strange things going on everywhere. When he got older and went to school he was taught that … Continue reading

Posted in Sermons: Old Testament | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hating Mother and Father for Jesus’ sake! (A sermon on Luke 14:25-33)

Now large crowds were travelling with Jesus. He turned and said to them, “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, as well as his own life, he can’t be my … Continue reading

Posted in Sermons: Gospels | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Visions of Glory. (A sermon on Luke 9:28-36)

“Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray. And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became … Continue reading

Posted in Sermons: Gospels | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

I Had a Dream – a Sermon on Acts 11

I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slaveowners will be able to sit down together at a table of brotherhood. … I have a … Continue reading

Posted in Sermons: Epistles | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Wounds Endure (A Sermon on John 20:19-29)

On the evening of that day, the Sunday, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, … Continue reading

Posted in Sermons: Gospels | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment