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Recently I was opening keynote speaker at the Vessels Symposium held in Woy Woy NSW. It was an excellent symposium thanks to the work of Alex Banks. The following is the link to my talk. It is a lengthy read … Read More »
John 21:1-19 One has to feel for Peter in today’s gospel reading. What with all he has been through in the last few days, the betrayal of Jesus, his failures to live up to his boasting, the empty tomb and … Read More »
John 20:19-31 Today’s Gospel recounts the story of Thomas, known popularly, although not accurately, as Doubting Thomas and his encounter with Jesus. Whatever the origins of this story, it is both a challenging and hopeful one, one which asks some … Read More »
Wreath laid at the Buderim War Memorial, ANZAC Day, 2019 Matthew 22:20-34 Today is ANZAC Day and we consider the loss of lives as a result of sanctioned conflict between armies on behalf of constitutionally recognised governments under appropriate rules … Read More »
Maundy Thursday is a day of turmoil. We are confronted with the stark reality of Jesus’ betrayal set against the act of love and remembrance Jesus leaves his disciples with – washing their feet and instituting what we now celebrate … Read More »
Luke 19:28-40 Today is Palm Sunday, a day for marches, rallies and statements on peace, refugees, poverty – almost anything really. It is not Good Friday despite the tradition in our church to read the passion gospel today. No wonder … Read More »
John 12:1-11 Today’s Gospel reading provides us a number of different options. We could go with the traditional reading of this passage and celebrate the spiritual insight of Mary into the future destiny of Jesus, we could discuss the seemingly … Read More »
Luke 15:11-32 Today we have the Parable of the Prodigal Son as it is traditionally known. The story of a wayward and self-centred young man who takes all that is his and leaves the family home and strides off into … Read More »
Luke 13:31-35 “We live in a society whose whole policy is to excite every nerve in the human body and keep it at the highest pitch of artificial tension, to strain every human desire to the limit and to create … Read More »
Luke 13:6-9 How do we respond to another catastrophic event? Drought, floods, fires, child abuse and the mosque shooting in Christchurch all challenge us to think about the question, why them and why not me? Are they more sinful than … Read More »