Category: The journey

Yesterday, we saw how Matthew records that the young Jesus and his parents fled from clear danger in their homeland as refugees. Herod was seeking to kill this child who had been recognised by...

When faced with a threat, instinct kicks in with one of two responses: fight or flight. Take a look at the animal world if you need some examples. It’s a survival thing: all living...

What can I give to the King? Give to the One who has everything? What can I give? What gift can I bring? What can I give to the King? What can I give...

What shall I bring? That’s the first question we ask when we get invited to someone’s house, isn’t it? It really isn’t the done thing to turn up at someone’s door empty-handed. Unless specifically...

‘Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.’  Matthew 2:2 The Magi were guided by a star....

Today we leave Luke’s account of the Christmas story to return to Matthew’s. Matthew makes no mention of the shepherds visiting the baby Jesus. Instead, he gives a detailed account of the visit of...

When Mary gazed into the eyes of the baby Jesus, I wonder what she wished for for him. I’m imagining she did, because Mary was an ordinary woman and isn’t that what every new...

Let’s move on. We’ve spent quite a bit of time with the shepherds, haven’t we? On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the...

  Yesterday, we saw how the shepherds let loose in the Christmas story. They jumped up and left their flocks to go and find this extra special newborn baby. After they’d seen the baby,...

The shepherds are a key part of the Christmas story. If you didn’t get a starring role in your school or church nativity play as a kid, chances are you ended up being a...