Louisa Macourt
An invitation to lament this Good Friday
The first good Friday did not appear by any means good to those who were following Jesus. Their world was being turned upside down. The...
Hannah Craven
My God, My God, Why have you forsaken me? - A Good Friday lament
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” As he hung on the cross close to death, the gospels tells us that Jesus spoke these words. He...
Jenni Stoddart
Easter – Misogyny or Hope
I often break the ice with people who meet me for the first time by telling them I think I am the only Anglican minister who has ever sat...
Jodene Watling
Cockroach or the gospel?
So it’s Easter. You’ve brainstormed up your service plans. Added some new and hopefully risk-free creative elements that won’t go too...
Philippa Lowe
This third Easter is a charm
Many of my childhood Easter memories revolve around chocolate eggs and holidaying with my surrogate family in a lovely english coastal...
Mary Elizabeth Fisher
Easter: Announcing New Creation Through Genesis Echoes
I love Genesis. It depicts the beginning of a revolutionary unveiling. A slow interpersonal unveiling of the ordered nature of the...
Bronwen Speedie
Easter Women – A Resurrection Sunday Reflection
* This is not by any means an exegetical piece. It is more in the nature of a fictitious retelling of the events of Friday and Sunday...
Michael Jensen
The Apostle to the Apostles: In Defence of Mary Magdalene
It was still dark when she came to the tomb. We can imagine the knot of grief in her stomach as she walked along. Perhaps she woke that...
Margaret Mowczko
What the Bible says about Mary the Magdalene
This article looks at what the Bible says about Mary Magdalene, and especially at what “Magdalene” might mean. Does it refer to Mary’s...
