Dave spoke about a parable last night and reminded us that Jesus used everyday stories to gain the attention of his listeners; nowadays, he remarked, these are called 'sermon illustrations'! Funnily enough, I had been thinking of this since the morning sermon, because...

If intimacy is a God-given longing within our hearts, why, then, do we find it so difficult to be open and vulnerable in our relationships with others and honest and real in our relationship with God? Many of us find it difficult to let go of our inhibitions and dance...

This morning's sermon looked at Luke 10:38-42, the famous passage where Jesus is visiting Martha and Mary. Far from being simply a commentary on two different personality types (Martha, the type A personality driven to activity; Mary, the more contemplative dreamer...