Sunday worship At the morning service I preached from Luke 4:31-44, a passage made up of a series of short episodes from the ministry of Jesus in Capernaum. Unlike in Nazareth, where Jesus’ reception was less than positive (to put it mildly), Capernaum delighted in the words and deeds of Jesus. Though they didn’t necessary…

Disasters and the Christian response Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and the fires in the western states, remind us that we live in a world profoundly disrupted by our fall into sin. Though we derive so much blessing from the bounty and beauty of our planet, nevertheless at times the creation itself seems to take a…