Interesting weekend, although Sarah and I did not see a lot of each other as we were both fairly tied up with work or study stuff.

Today I got to observe Jen’s sermon at St Giles which was excellent. I was made to think more about the rich young ruler and why in particular Jesus specifically looked at those commandments in Mark.

In the evening I had the pleasure of sharing some thoughts at the St Mark’s informal service. The young people asked me to speak which was a real honour.

We looked at walking the Christian walk and I was struck by how Jesus seemed to walk with the oppressed (by standing in the gap) and messed up while he judged the hypocritical leaders of the time. I suggested that much of church does the opposite in my eyes; by judging the oppressed and messed up while we walk with the leaders!

Some Christians seems to love judging people for their lifestyles or behaviour while they welcome politicians or funders without challenge that develop policies and practices that oppress others.

If I’m right (and it is a generalisation aimed to provoke) then where did it all go wrong?