Advent 2015

Advent 2015

Christ the Restorer of All Things

Christmas Eve 2015:  Christ the Restorer of All Things   Introduction Humpty Dumpty sat….on….a wall. Humpty Dumpty had…a… great fall. All the….king’s horses And all the… king’s men Couldn’t put Humpty…together again Poor Mr. Dumpty.   Broken.  And irreparable.     Sometimes it seems to me that this world is a bit like Mr. Dumpty.  Broken.  And it seems it can’t be fixed. Something is very wrong with our world..  Even you optimists can see this.  We long for things…

The Goodness of God

Advent:  The Goodness of God   Last Monday, my wife and I read the book written by the prophet Jonah. He was commanded to go and preach to the people of Ninevah, a large, ancient city of Assyria.  Assyria was a cruel, dark, idolatrous nation. Ninevah was a leading city there.  But Jonah didn’t want to go. Why?  He didn’t want them to repent. Eventually, with some reluctance, Jonah went and preached the truth about God. And they did repent. …