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Coffee With Jesus: Luke 24

...ed it for prayer. It’s also an important place in Messianic prophecy, as seen in Zechariah 14:4. The final point is something Luke closes his Gospel with: a very direct statement to show that the apostles recognised Jesus as divine because after he ascended back to heaven, they “worshipped him” (v.52) — something no Jewish person would do to anyone they thought was merely a human prophet. After this they then spent their days in the temple praising God (v.53). I hope this encourages you today to continue worshipping Jesus and praising God daily in your lives, and to keep our eyes open to see Jesus in those unexpected places.  ...

Before the Pumpkins: The Barbecued Deacon

...charistic prayer dating to the early 4th century, alongside Peter, Paul, and other early martyrs. When Lawrence quipped from the gridiron, it was not the humour of denial or bravado, but of someone who had already transcended his pain. His joy came from knowing that death had lost its sting, and that Christ’s victory was already his. In a world that prizes wealth, power, and safety, Lawrence reminds us where true treasure lies. The Church’s riches are not in marble halls or golden chalices (or the collection plate), but in the faces of those whom God loves: the poor, the forgotten, the weak, and the suffering (cf. James 1:27). To serve them is to serve Chr...