Encountering Colossians In our celebration of Christ the King, we can think of few places in scripture where the largeness of the reign of Christ is more sweepingly and eloquently … read more

Encountering Mark This material is known as Mark’s little apocalypse. It begins with one of the disciples commenting to Jesus on the beauty of the temple building in… read more

Encountering Luke I love the way that Luke places the call of Simon, James, and John here, in the context of a miraculous catch, unlike the more mundane and less spectacular… read more

Encountering Mark In his very first sentence, Mark calls his work “a gospel.” In so doing, he ingeniously challenges the powers of this world. The word evangelion… read more

Encountering John This pericope comes from the centre of the farewell discourse (Jn 14:1–16:33) and discloses key elements of the relationship between God the Father, Jesus… read more

Encountering Mark What effect did it have upon Jesus when he heard the news that his fellow kinsman John had been savagely murdered at the order of Herod? Was it for Jesus a… read more