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Author Archives: Avril Hannah-Jones
Reflection: Wrestling with God
Reflection for Western Heights Uniting Church 2nd of August, 2020 Genesis 32:22-31 I am writing this reflection on the day when the Victorian government announced that more than 723 Victorians had tested positive for Covid19, the highest daily count since … Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Paul, Genesis 32:22-31, Jacob, Jurgen Moltmann, wrestling with God
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The pandemic is making Australian media racism even more dangerous
Please, read this. And then be careful about which media you consume. Ketan Joshi Racism manifests in Australia’s media outlets in very specific ways. These are not immediately obvious to many, which means you have to carefully and patiently spell … Continue reading
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Reflection: Comfort during Covid19
Contrary to the theology of the wackier fringe churches we do not believe that our faith will keep us safe from the Covid19 dangers faced by others, any more than their faith in God protected Jesus or Paul from execution by the Romans. Continue reading
Covid19 Diary 10: Signs of the Times
Samuel Pepys: July 20, 1665 … walked to Redriffe, where I hear the sickness is, and endeed is scattered almost everywhere – there dying 1089 of the plague this week … But Lord, to see how the plague spreads; it … Continue reading
Reflection: The children of God
We are not just children of God; we are co-heirs with Christ. Everything that is his is ours. We could not be more important or have a higher status in the world than this. Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Paul, creation, Letter to the Romans, new creation, prosperity gospel, Romans 8:12-25, suffering
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Covid19 Diary 9
I have seen enough disasters in my time as an emergency chaplain to know that they don’t change people. The generous are still generous; the greedy still greedy. People act either courageously or with cowardice, but the roots of both were always in them. Continue reading
Reflection: THIS is who we are
when we make mistakes, when the evil we do not want is what we do, we are still, always, no matter what, God’s children Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Paul, Brene Brown, identity, Letter to the Romans, love, Romans 8:1-11, Year of Matthew
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Sermon: We are not what we do
If we keep the difference between shame and guilt in mind as we read today’s Bible passage, we can see that Paul is talking about guilt, about his behaviour, about his own actions, not about his identity. Continue reading
Reflection: We are good enough
We are the beloved children of God, made in the image of God, those for whom Jesus demonstrated his love by dying for us – of course we are always enough! Continue reading
Reflection: Choosing the Gospel
Reflection for Western Heights 21st of June, 2020 Matthew 10:24-39 and Refugee Week I have to confess that the Gospel according to Matthew is my least favourite. (For those interested, my ranking of the canonical gospels is Luke, John, Mark, … Continue reading
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Tagged #LoveMakesAWay, Matthew 10:24-39, Refugee Week, Year of Matthew
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