To put it mildly, Thomas is rather reluctant to believe in Jesus’ resurrection! He makes his position on that very clear: ‘Unless I see the holes that the nails made in his hands and can put my finger into the holes they made, and unless I can put my hand into his side, I refuse to believe.’ His words are…
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The sad, grieving women came to Jesus’ tomb to finish the traditional treatment of the dead which they’d had to abandon on the late Friday afternoon. Jesus’ lifeless body had hastily been laid down in the tomb as time had been running out. For the women it supposed to be the beginning of their mourning leading eventually to closure. Instead…
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We’ve just heard the story of Jesus’ torturous and violent death as told by St John. We’ve been listening to it year after year on each Good Friday. The same story told in the same way and heard many times can make us less perceptive or sensitive to it. Listening to this long story while standing up can be painful…
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As for my Mum, I am her favourite child. It doesn’t sound particularly modest, but I have no doubt it’s absolutely true. How could I possibly know that with such certainty? It’s simple: I’m her only child. Like most children I’ve been making her life difficult since I was born, but always within commonly acceptable boundaries. So we’ve never fallen…
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Last autumn we heard about the sad and tragic incident that happened in Cults Academy in Aberdeen, where a teenage boy died after being stabbed. The news was shocking, particularly as it took place in a leafy area of the city, not known for gang culture or knife violence. The final act of that incident is now taking place in…