Oh, the wonder of it all!
"... Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea..." Matthew 2.1 That the King of all creation should enter creation, in the same way all those...
True friendship
"One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the...
Integrating life and faith
“Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.” Matthew 14.28 By any measure in any age, Gregory the Great...
Finding ourselves in the Psalms
My whole being will exclaim, “Who is like you, LORD? You rescue the poor from those too strong for them, the poor and needy from those...
A light in the gloaming
One of the towing figures - perhaps the towering figure among the early western church fathers - is Augustine of Hippo (354-430). Best...
Unlikely heroes
"Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit." Matthew 7.17 John Chrysostom shared the view of his fellow...
Angelic life
"So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them." Genesis 1.27 Possibly...
Images of baptism
"Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” John 7.38 In his treatise De Isaac...
Anyone for baptismal anthropology?
"Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth..." Song of Solomon 1.2 In De Isaac Ambrose, 4th century Bishop of Milan and mentor of St...
Desiring God
"My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look! There he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the...