Word on Wednesday with John Mason
The weekly podcast is a Mid-week Bible Reflection that includes Prayers drawn from an Anglican Prayer Book, Bible Readings (typically from the New Revised Standard Version), and a Bible Reflection given by an ordained minister of the Church. Each podcast session is introduced and closed with Music (and may occasionally include a song).
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 9 minutes
- Episodes
- 311
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
The King…?
Royal events attract the attention of millions around the world. It is estimated some 4 billion people watched the funeral of her late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II – more than twice the population of …
The King?
Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a colt, the foal of an ass, fulfilling Zechariah's prophecy. But can he be God's King, entering the city in this way? And how can it be that God's King is put to death s…
The Dead are Raised…
The subject of death is not something we usually discuss. It’s too personal and confronting. Yet it’s the ultimate certainty we all face. It’s why literature, film and philosophy so often dwell on th…
The Blind See…
In our troubled world many long for the days of the great revivals – perhaps the days of the Wesleys and George Whitfield in England and in the US, or the years of Billy Graham, or the days of great …
The Dead Are Raised
John chapter 11 relates the astonishing event in Bethany, when Jesus called Lazarus, the brother of Martha and Mary out of the tomb, after he had been dead for several days.
Happiness…
In his Pensées Blaise Pascal, the 17th century French mathematician and philosopher wrote, ‘Everyone seeks happiness. This is without exception. Whatever different means they employ, they all tend to…
The Blind See
Jesus heals a man who was born blind. He does it so simply and so completely that it results in a series of intriguing conversations between the man, his neighbours, his parents, the Jewish leaders a…
W on Wed_Happiness
Jesus offers a Samaritan woman Living water which will satisfy her longing for happiness.
W on W_Happiness
Jesus offers a woman Living Water - the only way she will find happiness.
Happiness
Jesus heals a blind man and an interesting conversation ensues with the Pharisees. God's power has been seen and the man himself comes to realise it. However, the Jewish leaders don't want to see it …
God so loved the world…
In today’s world, God is not so much dead as cancelled. He is not to be spoken about. If he does exist, there’s nothing good to say about him: he is grim and uncaring.
How different this is from what…
God So Loved the World
John 3:1-16 - God's love for us is so profound that he sent his own Son to be a willing sacrifice that paid the penalty for our dismissing of him and our ignoring of him.
Ash Wednesday
Human relationships on the personal and international level must rate as the greatest challenge for the world’s future. As I remarked this day last year, the invasion of Ukraine reveals an unspoken i…
Ash Wednesday
Jesus' words in Matthew chapter 6 about desiring God's approval and not that of people, private and genuine prayer, private giving which only God sees.
The Hope of Glory…
Aspects of Christianity can seem far-fetched to our 21st century minds. The miraculous elements can make it feel like the story of Santa Claus or fairies at the bottom of the garden. But before we di…
The Hope of Glory
Jesus' transfiguration, witnessed by three of his disciples, gives us a glimpse of our hope when Jesus returns.
Freedom…
“This world has no importance and whoever recognizes that wins his freedom. And that’s just it—I hate you because you are bound. I alone am free. Rejoice, for you finally have an emperor to teach you…
Freedom
True freedom is found in Christ, because then, unlike Caligula, we are able to live in Jesus' way that loves others and isn't controlled by our lusts and desires..
Salt and Light in a Troubled World
Loud voices today insist there is no God, leaving us adrift on the ocean of life without an agreed moral compass. Persuasive voices appeal to our basic, albeit unthinking instincts, while the profoun…
Salt and Light in a Troubled World
Jesus words to His followers to be salt and light in a world which denies his existence and is without a moral compass or hope.