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There is much said and written about the found violence in the Quran and some interpretations of its voice. Media and politicians and some church leaders are quick to point the finger at the text as the reason for the … Read More »
There is an ad on TV for a bank called ME. The ad comprises a lot of little yellow circles with the word ME in it bouncing around our screen singing me, me, me! The voice over cements the image … Read More »
On this our stewardship Sunday, my text for this sermon comes from the last verses of Matthew Chapter 9: 35Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and … Read More »
John 1:29-42 29”The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him and declared, “Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” ******************* Have you ever had the experience when something you have said … Read More »
Read the following article this week: “In what local authorities are calling a “near tragedy,” Charles Wentworth, a 17-year-old senior student and member of the affluent Wentworth family, came perilously close to suffering a consequence resulting from his own wrongdoing … Read More »
(Mark 10:17-31) Last week we looked at grace and the abandonment of entitlement in terms of our relationship with God and others. Jesus took the image of children reliant upon their father for their place in the world and reminded … Read More »
On this ANZAC Day, let us not forget the horror of war and let us abandon the talk of glory, sacrifice and heroes. Let us abandon the myth that death and mangled bodies, lost lives and fractured families is the … Read More »
Today’s readings (2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14, Galatians 5:1, 13-25, Luke 9:51-62) are hard readings – readings which sit uncomfortably with the world in which we live – a world which is designed to mollycoddle and protect the individual as sacrosanct. … Read More »