Jen Flanagan

Jen is a lay preacher in training at TUC. As well preaching, Jen often assists with leading the 10:30am service and is a member of the Thursday Community Fellowship ministry team.

Reflections from Jen Flanagan

Hope in Tumultuous Times

February 15, 2022

Jesus’ disciples marvelled at the beauty and grandeur of the temple. Jesus’ response?  This temple will be destroyed – there will only be rubble left. Is Jesus warning his disciples, and eventually us not to trust in man-made structures?  Are we wrong to admire the beauty of and recognise the…

Creating joy and light

January 14, 2021

Mark’s gospel is the shortest retelling of the life, ministry, death and resurrection of Jesus. Mark starts by telling us, his readers that he is writing about the good news of Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God – and his tale starts immediately with the beginning of Jesus’ ministry.

A new look church

August 26, 2020

Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Who do others say that I am?’ The answer – John the Baptist, Elijah, Jerimiah, or one of the other prophets The ‘others’ think in terms of the past- they see Jesus as a prophet, just like in the past – they have no new…

Working from Sabbath Rest

August 25, 2019

In this story from Luke, we have three main characters Jesus – who was teaching that day, so was obviously accepted by the local communityThe woman who was healed of a crippling condition she had suffered for 18 years, andThe temple leader, who, like Jesus, was well-versed in the law…