Dear Christian Community, Some of the Easter appearances of Christ to the disciples took place outdoors, some indoors. In all instances they were characterised by warm and powerful fellowship. The Risen One granted them experiences so deep, so intense, so convincing, that they would for ever know that being with Him, walking with Him, was […]
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Sermon for the third Sunday of Easter – Community in Isolation
Dear Community of Christians, Dear Community of united thoughts and feelings and intentions, In the current milieu one can observe how all forms of community life around the whole Earth are being restricted. This unprecedented situation surely has profound consequences for the soul life of all Humanity. What is community if people can’t meet in […]
Sermon on John 16 for Sunday, 10th May
I have recorded a sermon on the gospel reading for Sunday, 10th May. The transcript is below. Jesus went on to say, “In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me.” At this, some of his disciples said to one another, “What does he mean by […]
Letter from Peter van Breda, Friday 1st May, 2020
None of us would have imagined even a couple of months ago that we would be sitting at home in a so-called lockdown situation with no firm guarantee when it will be lifted.
Sermon on John 15
Tom Ravetz has recorded a sermon on the gospel reading for Sunday, 3rd May. You can listen to it here. .
Sermon on John 10
Tom Ravetz has written a sermon on the week’s gospel reading, which you can listen to here. Here is a transcript. I am the Door – the ‘I am’ is the Door Doors have always had a mysterious, transformative power. Doors create boundaries – barriers or markers that divide inner from outer, outer from inner. […]
