Jun2025
Woe and wonder
by Reid Matthias
[Jesus said,] ‘Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices – mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law – justice, mercy and faithfulness’ (Matthew 23:23a).
Jun2025
Hypocritic oath
by Reid Matthias
[The teachers of the law and the Pharisees] tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them (Matthew 23:4).
Jun2025
God of the living
by Reid Matthias
Jesus replied, ‘You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures nor the power of God. At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like angels in heaven’ (Matthew 22:29,30).
Jun2025
Finally free
by Reid Matthias
The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with him, but Jesus sent him away saying, ‘Return home and tell how much God has done for you’ (Luke 8:38,39a).
Jun2025
Put your hope in God
by Colleen Fitzpatrick
Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Saviour and my God (Psalm 42:5).
Jun2025
A safe place
by Colleen Fitzpatrick
For God said, ‘If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt’ (Exodus 13:17b).
