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Monthly Archives: September 2017
Sermon: Food
Sermon for Williamstown Uniting Church 1st of October, 2017 Talking about the Eucharist Today I’m not going to preach on the Bible readings; I’ve decided instead to colour outside the lines. Today I want to talk about food. Later in … Continue reading
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Tagged communion, community, eucharist, Food, Poverty, sacrament, sharing, the Lord's Supper
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Vote ‘Yes’ for Religious Freedom
If I am wrong, and religious celebrants are forced by the state to marry any couples, I will be on the barricades and will happily join those celebrants in prison. Continue reading
Sermon: Justice and Mercy
In Jesus we see that God is not working with a rights and rewards scale and making exceptions, but simply loving humanity. Continue reading
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Tagged Fairness, Justice, love, Matthew 20:1-16, Mercy, Year of Matthew
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I’m fine!
Just a note, since I seem to have worried some people. I’ve deleted my Facebook and Twitter accounts because I’ve decided that being called satanic and told that I’m heading straight for hell over my support for marriage equality is … Continue reading
Posted in Reflection
Tagged depression, marriage equality, mental health, mental illness, Politics, same-sex marriage
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Sermon: We can’t choose our (church) family
It’s a cliché that we can’t choose our family, and that applies to our church family as well. After all, if God has welcomed even us into the family, how can we deny that welcome to others? Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Paul, community, marriage, marriage equality, Martin Luther King, Media, Romans 14:1-12, same-sex marriage, Uniting Church
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Sermon: Paul talks about love – again!
Quarrelling and jealousy? I can barely get through a day without being guilty of one or the other. Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Paul, Church and State, Human rights, ICCPR, ICESCR, love, Romans 13:1-7, Romans 13:8-14
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I was in The Australian
… I think the article that resulted was a good one … Continue reading
Posted in Reflection
Tagged marriage equality, Media, same-sex marriage, uniting church in australia
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Sermon: What’s love got to do with it? Everything.
People should know when Christians are being persecuted by the good that we’re doing in response. Continue reading