Kathleen Rushton reflects on the image of the vine and the branches in John 15:1-17.

Kathleen Rushton writes that the women and the Beloved Disciple standing at the foot of Jesus’s cross in John 19:25-30 are engaged in resistance to the evil of the Roman Empire.

Kathleen Rushton explains the significance of Jesus going to a quiet place in Mark 1:12-13.

Kathleen Rushton explains how Jesus comes into creation in John 1:1-18 not as a baby, as we read in Matthew and Luke, but as the Word becoming flesh and pitching a tent in us.

Kathleen Rushton comments on the parable Jesus told in Matthew 25:31-46 of the great judgement.

Kathleen Rushton says that Matthew 18:15-21 challenges us to show evidence of our ecological conversion.

Kathleen Rushton discusses Jesus's reminder in Matthew 16:21-28 that discipleship means bearing the cross.

Kathleen Rushton discusses the parable of the sower in Matthew 13:1-23.

Kathleen Rushton discusses the merciful God Jesus revealed in Matthew 9:36 —10:8.

Kathleen Rushton discusses John 14 and the significance of disciples understanding their part in God’s work.

Kathleen Rushton reflects on how John 20:1-31 speaks of the death-resurrection of Jesus in God’s evolving and unfinished universe.

Kathleen Rushton discusses the story in John 4:4-45 of the Samaritan woman meeting Jesus at the well.

Kathleen Rushton writes that Matthew 5:1-48 describes the way Jesus acted in proclaiming God’s reign.

Kathleen Rushton highlights the political context in Matthew 2:13-23 when Joseph and family fled to safety and the scriptural imperative to welcome refugees and migrants.

Kathleen Rushton connects Jesus’s announcement of his ministry at the beginning of Luke’s Gospel with his last words before he died in Luke 23:35-42.

In her commentary on Luke 18:1-8 Kathleen Rushton presents the widow as deliberately resisting injustice which challenges interpretations of this parable as an exhortation to prayer.

In her discussion of The Parable of the Unjust Steward in Luke 16:1-13 Kathleen Rushton says that we are to see ourselves as integrally related in love within creation.

Kathleen Rushton discusses the slave parables in Luke 12:32-48.

KATHLEEN RUSHTON explains how the Martha and Mary story in Luke 10:38-42 highlights the necessity of ministry and prayer for discipleship.

Kathleen Rushton offers insights from Luke 9:51-62 for our journeying in discipleship.

Kathleen Rushton uses the story of the Good Shepherd in John 10:22-30 to discuss how we recognise God's voice in our daily lives.

KATHLEEN RUSHTON compares the transfiguration of Jesus in Luke 9:28-36 with Paul’s transformation in Acts 9.

Kathleen Rushton highlights some significant aspects of Jesus's Sermon on the Plain in Luke 6:17-26.

Kathleen Rushton draws attention to how many of the characters set out on a journey in response to news they hear in the birth stories of Jesus in Matthew 2:1-12 and Luke 1:39-44; 2:1-52.

Kathleen Rushton explains that in the apocalyptic chapter, Mark 13, Jesus is warning disciples to look for the signs that are announcing the endings of old ways and the beginnings of new.

Kathleen Rushton writes that the story of Bartimaeus in Mark 10:46-52 can give us insight into living as a people on the way.

In her explanation of Mark 8:27-9:1 Kathleen Rushton highlights the significance for Christians of understanding suffering, death and resurrection for discipleship.

Kathleen Rushton discusses how Jesus uses the imagery of bread and the grapevine in John 6:35-51 and 15:1-5 to highlight God's gifts — of Jesus and creation.

Kathleen Rushton highlights aspects of John 6 as a guide for our contextualising the Gospel in our lives and world.

Kathleen Rushton discusses the polarity of the biblical idea of land and the reality of life in the “Holy Land” for Palestinians today.

Kathleen Rushton discusses how John 17:6-19 can challenge and support our commitment to justice in the world.

Kathleen Rushton discusses Mark's story of the resurrection of Jesus in Mark 16:1-8.

Kathleen Rushton notes that the prophets spoke out against injustice and offered alternative visions of life for their communities. She describes this prophetic imagination in the crucifixion of Jesus in Mark 14:1—15:47.

Kathleen Rushton explains the significance of the story of Jesus's baptism and testing in Mark 1:9-13.

Kathleen Rushton describes Mary and Joseph's encounter with the prophets in Luke 2:22-40.

Kathleen Rushton discusses mercy in Matthew 25:31-46.

In her discussion of Matthew 23:34-36 Kathleen Rushton suggests COVID-19 is inviting us to live the commandments more fully.

Kathleen Rushton sets out the implications of Jesus's desire to build the church in Matthew 16:13-20.

Kathleen Rushton discusses the parable of the sower in Matthew 13:1-23.

Kathleen Rushton interprets Matthew 10:26-42 in light of our call to relationship at this time.

Kathleen Rushton offers insights into the Gospel reading for Sunday 3 May.

Kathleen Rushton reflects on Jesus’s farewell address in John 14:1-21 in light our challenges in this time of COVID-19.

Kathleen Rushton reflects on the Johannine story of the women and other disciples discovering the Risen Christ.

Kathleen Rushton discusses Matthew 21:1-11, the Gospel reading for Palm Sunday, and how we might celebrate in our bubbles.

Kathleen Rushton explores the story of the risen Jesus breathing the Spirit on the disciples in John 20:19-31 and invites us to reflect on participating in God’s creation.

This Gospel reading is for the Fourth Sunday of Lent.

Kathleen Rushton interprets John 9:1-41 and suggests how this story of the man born blind can influence our lives.

Kathleen Rushton gives insight into the community life Jesus describes in Matthew 5:13-37.

Kathleen Rushton explains how our usual image of the birth of Jesus is different from what we find in Luke 2:1–20.

Kathleen Rushton introduces the apocalyptic writing in Luke 21:5-19 and suggests how it can help us think about and act on the crises of our times.

Kathleen Rushton reflects on the story of Jesus healing ten men with leprosy in Luke 17:11-19.

Kathleen Rushton explores the parable of the unjust manager in Luke 16:1-13.

Kathleen Rushton tells how the parable of the serving master can influence our responses to injustices in our world.

Kathleen Rushton points to the radical challenge of the parable of the Good Samaritan Luke 10:25–37 for Jesus's first listeners and for us today.

Kathleen Rushton explains how Jesus sends the Spirit to reannounce truths we may not have had the insight, knowledge or understanding to hear before now.

Kathleen Rushton traces Jesus's words and actions in John 13:31-35 showing him bringing a new unity among people through love.

Kathleen Rushton explains John's version of Jesus's death as his handing over the Spirit at the heart of the universe to all beloved disciples.

Kathleen Rushton's reading of Luke 9:28-36 highlights the commitment that Jesus, and all disciples, give to under-standing God's mission in the world.

Kathleen Rushton interprets Jesus’s teaching on the beatitudes as told in Luke 6:17-49.

Kathleen Rushton draws attention to how the story of Jesus’s birth in Luke 2:1-20 challenges our domesticated Christmas images and ideas.

Kathleen Rushton interprets Jesus’s sermon in Mark 13 uncovering the symbolic language and urging us to stay awake in our world

Kathleen Rushton, interpreting Mark 10:17-31, highlights how greed works against discipleship of Jesus.

Kathleen Rushton shows in Mark 9:30–37 that childlikeness, not childishness, is a quality of discipleship.

Kathleen Rushton explains that in John 6:24-69 being a disciple means committing to believing into Jesus and in God’s mission.

Kathleen Rushton points to significant aspects of John 6:1-21 that link the feeding story with the reason for Jesus’s ministry and our own living.

Kathleen Rushton interprets two parables in Mark 4:26-34 — the seed that grows by itself and the mustard seed.

Kathleen Rushton discusses how the Pentecost gospel readings, John 16:4-15; 20:19-23, highlight the Holy Spirit as breathing life into the universe.

KATHLEEN RUSHTON explains how the vine imagery in John 15:1-7 speaks of friendship with Jesus and abiding in God.

KATHLEEN RUSHTON interprets Jesus’s action in John 13:1-17 as introducing a new ordering of relationships.

KATHLEEN RUSHTON looks at how John 2:13–25 expands the “Clearing of the Temple” story and considers different understandings of the dwelling place of God.

KATHLEEN RUSHSTON explains the difference between John the Baptist in John’s Gospel from the other Gospels and the message he calls us to understand.

KATHLEEN RUSHTON shows how the righteous described in the parable of Matthew 25:31–46 are imitators of Jesus and in solidarity with the whole Earth community. 

KATHLEEN RUSHTON grapples with the Parable of the Wedding Feast in Matthew 22:1-14 comparing the willingness of guests called to the banquet table.  

KATHLEEN RUSHTON uncovers the evil of human slavery in her reading of Matthew 18:21-35 and points out how often it is obscured or mistranslated then and in our own times. 

KATHLEEN RUSHTON explains the use of the lectionaries and interprets what is involved in following Jesus in Matthew 16:21-28. 

In her interpretation of the parable of the baker woman KATHLEEN RUSHTON alerts us to the twists hidden in Matthew’s parables 13:1-52.

KATHLEEN RUSHTON explains how the meanings of “the world” in John 3:16–18 are related to our involvement in good works. 

In her reading of John 14 KATHLEEN RUSHTON points to the climax of the passion as the giving of the Spirit. 

KATHLEEN RUSHTON uses two artworks in her interpretation of the Emmaus Story in Luke 24:13-35. 

KATHLEEN RUSHTON interprets John 9:1-41 showing how the man born blind came to believe in Jesus. 

In her interpretation of Matthew 5:38–48 KATHLEEN RUSHTON shows how Jesus calls disciples to engage in non-violent resistance of evil.

KATHLEEN RUSHTON interprets Matthew 2:1-12 reflecting on the Magi’s visit to the newly-born Jesus in Bethlehem.

KATHLEEN RUSHTON reflects on the brief conversation between two dying men, Jesus and his companion, in Luke 23:35-43.

KATHLEEN RUSHTON writes that by misjudging Zaccheus in Luke 19:1– 10 we miss his vision for a better community.

Kathleen Rushton examines three parables of the lost in Luke 15:1–32 showing what they reveal about relationships with God and one another.

Kathleen Rushton situates the visit of Mary to Elizabeth, Luke 1:39–56, within the story of biblical foremothers and points to the similarities and differences of their relationships.

Kathleen Rushton provides new insights into the parable of the wounded man in Luke 10:25-37.

Kathleen Rushton reveals that the woman who anoints Jesus’ head in Simon the Pharisee’s house in Luke 7:36-8:3 is a different woman from Mary Magdalene or Mary of Bethany, with whom tradition has confused her.

Kathleen Rushton shows in John 16 how a new way of telling the story of Jesus grew out of the Johannine community’s experience of being Christian.

Kathleen Rushton traces the themes of creating and re-creating in John 20:1–9 and highlights the resurrected Jesus as completing the work of the Divine Gardener.

In her interpretation of Luke 4:1-13 Kathleen Rushton discusses the biblical character diabolos and the temptations Jesus faced to abuse power and derail his ministry.

Kathleen Rushton explores the meaning of John 1:1-18 as a Christmas reading.

Kathleen Rushton shows how landscape plays an important role in Jesus' understanding of his part in God's mission.

Kathleen Rushton explains how the evolutionary process of death and resurrection seen in soil and wheat reveal the gift-giving God.

Kathleen Rushton's interpretation of the section in John 20 reveals resurrection as a living in a new time or re-creation.

Kathleen Rushton shows how the Sons of Zebedee in Mark 10:35-45 misunderstood Jesus’ vision of radical discipleship which draws us all into relationship with God, Earth and one another.

In her interpretation of John 18:33b-37 Kathleen Rushton contrasts Jesus and Pilate as images of kingly power and truthful relationships.

Jesus' challenge" "If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me," (Mk 8:34) is not to glorify suffering. In her interpretation of Mark 8: 27-35 Kathleen Rushton suggests that our relationships in creation will enable us to respond to suffering.

Kathleen Rushton invites us to sense and imagine the interconnections of place, human and divine in her interpretation of John 6:41-51, 60-69.

Kathleen Rushton reveals the deep scriptural resonances that the Johannine community uses to describe Jesus as bread of life.

Kathleen Rushton explores two parables of the reign of God in Mark 4:26-34.

Kathleen Rushton traces the images of water and light in the Johannine Pentecost readings - John 7:37-39 and John 15:26-27; 16:12-15 or 20:19-23 - as symbols of the pouring of the Spirit.