Advent Reflection from the Anglican Board of Mission – Sunday 17th December 2017 Isaiah 61.1-4, 8-11; Psalm 126 or the Song of Mary; 1 Thessalonians 5.12-28; John 1.6-8, 19-28; Mary, the Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, has been depicted at times, as a compliant maiden and patronizingly praised for being a ‘doormat’. Listen to…

Advent Reflection from the Anglican Board of Mission – Sunday 10th December 2017 Isaiah 40.1-11; Psalm 85.1-2, 8-13; 2 Peter 3.8-15a; Mark 1.1-8; The Isaiah reading not only forms the background to the ministry of John, the Baptizer, but also fills out his cryptic message in the Gospel reading. It is a message of forgiveness,…

Advent Reflection from the Anglican Board of Mission – Sunday 3 December 2017. Isaiah 64.1-9; Psalm 80.1-7, 17-19; 1 Corinthians 1.1-9; Mark 13.24-37; We start this Advent with an apocalyptic vision from Mark 13. The vision is a catastrophic one where the whole creation surrounding us is folding itself into itself. The created order is…