From the Rectory - March 2017
Dear Friends A few weeks ago we were thinking about non-violent resistance in our church services. Jesus said, ‘Do not resist an evil person’ (Matthew 5.39), but a more accurate translation would be ‘Do not use violence to resist an evil person.’ Jesus gives a few examples. If somebody slaps you on the right cheek, turn the other cheek to them as well. If somebody takes your shirt, give your coat as well. If anyone forces you to go one mile with them, go two miles. These
Faith Article - Upper Room Revelations (Part I)
They had celebrated the Passover all their lives, but this one was different, this Last Supper. There are two kinds of betrayal: the calculated type, planned by a cold heart that is overcome by strong desire; here – no surprises – it was money. Then there is that which disappoints and shames the betrayer, for it is unintended, arising instinctively, unexpectedly, from hidden caverns of a sincere heart. Jesus experienced both from those who were present in that dimly lit, li
