First Contact

Recently I was celebrating the birthday of my dear old mother and I do mean ‘dear’, and I do mean ‘mother’ and I do mean … So I was on about her and in reflecting the significant role she plays in my life since the beginning I recalled again that she was the first contact […]

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Friend Of Sinners

It’s a Friday night and that usually means time to wind down and prepare to celebrate, embrace and enjoy another Sabbath. As I do so, however I reflect on some interesting social encounters of late.  As I reflect on them the label they applied to Jesus springs to mind about him being ‘a friend of […]

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Restoration

The story often referred to as the Prodigal Son is a brilliant example of what the ministry of reconciliation is all about.  In that story a fair bit of credit is given to the wastrel son as he comes to his senses and realises that he could get better quality food back at his home […]

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