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The women attend the tomb of Jesus. Amidst earthquakes and angels they discover the news that Jesus is Risen. Humanity 2.0 is launched? This week’s lectionary graphic goes with the gospel reading in Matthew 28:1-10.

No, not the Mel Gibson film, but a new TV drama series, due to hit your screens during Holy Week. Staring Joseph Mawle as Jesus and James Nesbitt as Pontius Pilate, there will be four episodes, beginning on Palm Sunday and concluding on Easter Sunday. The BBC haven’t released their programme schedule yet to be [...]

I’ve never been tempted to turn rocks into bread but there are plenty of things that lure me into thinking I don’t need to rely on God. Actually that’s the point. The temptations that come our way are particular to us. Some things people fall into, I simply don’t understand how. I have no attraction [...]

Matthew’s version of the transfiguration (Matthew 17:1-13) like the other gospels has Peter exhibiting his usual purpose-driven self, trying to suggest a programme of tent building when confronted with the glory of God. In Matthew’s version God interrupts Peter’s little project proposal (and PowerPoint presentation?), “While he was still speaking”, prompting a more appropriate response [...]

Perhaps this week’s text would go something like this:
Jesus walked into the office and saw two brothers called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were frantically coding their latest WordPress theme for they were web designers. “Come follow me,” Jesus said “and I will make you fishers of men”. At once they left their keyboards [...]