The word Advent is from the Latin ‘ adventus ’ for “coming” and is associated with the four weeks of preparation for Christmas. Advent always contains four Sundays, beginning on […]
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I'm simply a computer geek who has been in that industry for a couple of decades now and loves living in Brixham since moving here a little over ten years ago. I'm helping out with this site and will do all I can to make it successful. I have lots of fun ideas but I'm sure that you do to, so let's have them please... No, seriously let us know what you would like to see and the sorts of thing you want this site to be capable of doing (making coffee excluded, I've been trying to do that for years)Follow and obey him as our Lord and Saviour
Goats came to symbolize evil and the expression “scape-goat” is a common expression for someone bearing blame or guilt for others. (See Leviticus 26:20 – 22 for a description of […]
Read moreAdvance towards God
Jesus’ story about a businessman who leaves town and entrusts his money with his workers made perfect sense to his audience. The essence of the parable seems to lie in […]
Read moreWill you be ready to hear his voice and follow?
Being unprepared can lead to unnecessary trouble and even disaster! What good is a life-jacket left on the shore when the boat is sinking? Jesus’ story of ten single ladies […]
Read moreHumility frees us to love and serve
Humility is the queen or foundation of all the other virtues because it enables us to see and judge correctly, the way God sees. Origen (185 – 254 AD), an […]
Read moreGod’s grace is a free gift
Jesus’ parable contains two stories. The first has to do with the original guests invited to the marriage feast. The king had sent out invitations well in advance to his […]
Read moreGod is generous
In the parable of the labourers in the vineyard we see the extraordinary generosity and compassion of God (Matthew 20:1-16). There is great tragedy in unemployment, the loss of work, […]
Read moreForgiveness has no limits
Jesus makes it clear that there is no limit to giving and receiving forgiveness. He drove the lesson home with a parable about two very different kinds of debts. The […]
Read moreDo not neglect your brother’s wound
“If someone has done you injury and you have suffered, what should be done? You have heard the answer already in today’s scripture: ‘If your brother sins against you, go […]
Read moreHe gives us new life in his Spirit
Jesus knew that the cross was the only way he could ransom us from slavery to sin with the price of his blood which was shed for our freedom. Through […]
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