Local and Global
We live in congregations – specific localities – and yet we say in the Creed all the time that the Church is global. We diminish the Church when we em...
Cross Encounters
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Pastor Jon is the serving chairman of the ELCE and presents Lutheran Radio UK's weekly devotion. Inspiring messages that draw the listener close to the cross of Jesus where God comes to meet his people and to lead them in the way of truth.
Musings on a harvest
Life and living is truly a gift. But that thought implies a giver. As harvests come and go, that thought never goes away. What else might a harvest th...
Ah, the Church – very local and very global
Any history of a group of Christians reveals both the local and also the historical – a past which reminds us that we never 'create' Christi...
From neuroscience to forgiveness
Our world is an amazing place and the journeys we can take in our minds likewise. And God is with us in both!
Is there too much talking out loud in church?
The question of silence and personal engagement in worship is a topic that arises from time to time. A few thoughts this week.
What's so funny?
What's so funny? Lots of things! But humour is tricky to negotiate and laughter can be both joyous and cruel. A reflection on living well with a ...
Order!
No, this is not the cry for some semblance of quiet by the Speaker in the House of Commons. Rather this is about knowing what is happening in worship ...
Being together
The mystery of Christian discipleship is that we relate to Jesus through faith which ultimately means that Jesus is beyond our senses and experiences ...
The power of hope
For the Christian, hope is faith grounded in Christ looking into the future – and that is its true power.
There is something about Mary
Christians and the world know that Jesus' mother was Mary. What does that mean for us today? The many answers suggest that there is something abo...