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My boys, my boys!
Andrew started it,
leaving his brother to the fishing
while he went off to the River.
Crowds of them went -
John the Baptizer is a hot topic,  read more »

Surely not I? (2 Timothy 3.1-9)

Could it be me
who would let you down,
who would live
in the house of your name,
the shape of your desire,
without the heart of your spirit,  read more »

Jesus, the bread of life (John 6.25-59 & Exodus 16)

Because I believe,
you are my bread.
You are my food,
my diet of heaven.

You are the manna in my mornings,
the fleeting flakes
that feed me with your life,  read more »

My Father’s House (Luke 2.41-52)

Our father, my father,
I come into your house
like a pauper to a palace
and you receive me with
open doors, open arms,
open heart.
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You work out everything (Proverbs 16.1-19)

What kind of a king
is this?
I can live in the glow from
the brightening of your face,
I can bathe in your favour like
a rain cloud in spring.

I can sing  read more »

The Scapegoat (Leviticus 16.1-22)

The wilderness calls.
I can hear the flap of its canvas,
feel the drought in its breath,
smell the baked bark of stone  read more »

Hagar (Genesis 16.1-16)

I am an Egyptian
a long way from home,
travelling on an another’s journey,
following their dreams and destiny
with my service.

I am the one  read more »

The footfall of faith (1 Corinthians 10.23-11.1)

To live
for the glory of God,
to know the freedom
of surfing the Spirit,
of welcoming wonder,
of embracing the day

is not just to top up  read more »

The wisdom of God (1 Corinthians 1 & 2)

What is
the wisdom of God?

What is
the deep voice of Spirit
that was hidden for us
before time began?

It is not
the wisdom of man  read more »

Jesus, the branch of Jesse (Isaiah 11.1-3a)

Before you came,
before we knew you,
what did we expect?

A son of David,
a title that rings of
kingship and wisdom now
but then had become  read more »