by rodneyshotter This is Christmas week and we come to meditate on the arrival of Jesus and what it means for the world. T – Transformation. With the arrival of Jesus on earth the whole of history and the state of man was transformed. He came to set us and the whole of creation freefrom corruption. He […]
Category: Advent
Your A-D-V-E-N-T Calendar – Week 4 – ‘N’
by rodneyshotter Fourth Sunday in Advent N – Nature. We have a dual nature; a Godly nature and a human one. In Jesus these were perfectly blended, but in ourselves the human nature is corrupted. If we do not recognize and nurture the image of God within us – if we allow our Godly nature to fall […]
Your A-D-V-E-N-T Calendar: Week 3 – ‘V’ & ‘E’
by rodneyshottterV – Victorious. Rather than feeling a failure, as we look upon the our Saviour and accept his saving grace we know that however much we fail him and feel unworthy, we are victorious because he has won the Victory over Satan and evil. And so we too share in that victory, and will be with […]
Your A-D-V-E-N-T Calendar Week 2: ‘D’
by rodneyshottter Short Acrostic Reflections for Advent Second Sunday in Advent.D – Deliverance. The coming of Jesus brought freedom from the shackles that bind us and prevent us from living a whole and full life. Such chains could be money, drugs, greed, sex and the inability to love and accept love. [Romans 13: 8-10]. Indeed, we […]
Big Hope
DEC 3, 2020 / THISBROKENPASTOR Written by Karen Golder Oh, it’s so easy to have hope while the sun is shining and all is good with the world, but what about when the chips are down, it’s all going wrong and we aren’t sure which way is up? As I write this, I am sitting in Birmingham […]
Your A-D-V-E-N-T Calendar
by rodneyshottter Short Acrostic Reflections for Advent First Sunday in Advent. Matt.2:1-11A – Appointment. The wise men studied the heavens and saw the sign of the birth of a special kind of King. They each in turn decided to go and find and pay homage to this King. We all have an appointment with God, sooner or […]
A Reflection on the Song of Mary
from the desk of Rodney Shotter During Advent I will be posting a number of reflections as we prepare to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. This the first and will be followed by shorter reflections posted on each and every Sunday in Advent starting tomorrow. Luke 1:46-55 Mary said, “My […]