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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 6:27-38 Last Sunday we gathered here with a large number of people from other faiths and cultures. Many of these groups have, in the past and for some, the not so distant past, been at war with each other, … Read More »
We live in a modern world of the individual where ties have been cut with corporate life. Not corporate in terms of the commercial world, but corporate in terms of community and belonging. No longer are churches, community groups and … Read More »
Today is Pentecost Sunday, the day of the breaking in and breaking out of the Spirit in the lives of all who live a life of love and compassion in Christ. To be en christos is to be empowered to … Read More »
John 3:16 is possibly the most quoted Bible verse. It is a wonderful verse. God loves creation so much God joins it as a human being. Amazing. Think about it: the Source of all life, the creator of all things … Read More »
This week I received an email with a code of conduct for a parish community. Now I understand why people produce such documents – because in a litigious society we need to show we have taken every step to address … Read More »
Sometime in the next few weeks Australians will receive a ballot paper requesting us to vote in relation to marriage equality or, more accurately, marriage justice. Despite the polling which indicates a positive response to this question by a majority … Read More »
“As so often happens, the great discovery in the drama that is Easter was the work of amateurs.” An amateur is, in the primary sense of the term, a “lover.” Our favourite amateur sleuths on TV are lovers – lovers … Read More »
Matthew 5: 48 The sermon on the Mount continues in todays Gospel reading and all I can say is that Jesus was definitely not an Anglican. No one in the Anglican church would have sat through this sermon. It … Read More »
Matthew 24:36-44 Today is Advent Sunday beginning the count down to the coming of Christ in to the world. It is the count down to the beginning of the end to the ruthless power of violence, persecution and isolation presently … Read More »