Believe it or not, today is the last Sunday of the calendar year. 2025 is coming to an end and it’s a natural time to reflect on where we’ve been and where we’re headed. But as today’s readings for the first Sunday of Christmas remind us, as we reflect, we would do well to do … Continue reading The Deeds of the LORD: A Reflection for the First Sunday of Christmas and Year-End Practices
Growing up in the final two decades of the last century, the legacy of the Second World War was very present for me. One of my grandfathers fought in the war to his lasting detriment, one of my grandmothers lost the love of her life because of the war, and school Remembrance Day assemblies were … Continue reading God’s D-Day: A Reflection for Christmas 2025
In our highly individualist, consumer-driven culture, we often (hopefully unintentionally) bring our customer mentality to spirituality, as though God should be happy for our business and trip over Godself to ensure we have a positive experience and 'meet our needs'. But of course, we’re dealing with the infinite creator of the universe here, and so … Continue reading Only Our Duty: A Reflection on Luke 17.5-10
Christianity is many things, but contrary to what some false teachers today might tell you, it’s not and has never been a religion that claims that good things will happen to good people or that we get what we deserve. No, it's far too realistic about both the world and the human condition for that. … Continue reading When All Around Has Fallen: A Reflection on 1 Kings 19.1-15
In the Western tradition, today, the Sunday after Pentecost, is known as Trinity Sunday. It’s one of the few Church holy days that commemorates a concept rather than an event in the life of Christ or great saint of history. The doctrine of the Trinity as we know it was formalized in the fourth century … Continue reading From Before the Foundation of the World: A Reflection on Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31
Matthew Root 