Author Archives: Avril Hannah-Jones
Sermon: Mary the Magnificent
There’s no doubt that Mary and Jesus are mother and son; both of them are radical re-makers of the world. Neither of them is particularly meek and mild. Continue reading
Sermon: Can we speak of Joy after the Royal Commission?
Hope and joy come from God’s love of justice. And so we know that God was at work in the Royal Commission, as God is at work in every human endeavour that strives for peace and wholeness. Continue reading
Marriage Equality passes the Senate
We could almost have been the start of a joke: an Anglican priest, a Baptist pastor, and two Uniting Church ministers walk into Parliament House … Continue reading
Sermon: Religious freedom
Any Christian who claims that they should be free to reject people rather than to welcome them, and to deny them service rather than to serve, is not following Christ. Continue reading
Sermon: Worshipping false gods
Every time Christians gather together to worship is a ‘family service’ even if the worshipping community is made up entirely of unrelated single people all over the age of ninety. Continue reading
Sermon: Sinners and Saints
We’re all in this together; all of us sinners saved only by the grace of God. We’re comrades in human solidarity, recognising in each other the same faults and failings that we find in ourselves. Continue reading
For the newsletter: Let your light shine
Have you heard of ‘virtue signalling? The British journalist and author James Bartholomew claims to have coined it in The Spectator in 2015 after realising that Victorians gave much more to charity than contemporary British people do. He says that … Continue reading
Sermon: Commemorating the Reformation
looking at the Orthodox and Catholic churches, which do not ordain women, I can only be glad that Luther nailed his arguments to the door of Wittenberg Cathedral. Or didn’t nail them, because that may be a myth. Either way, I think we’re a better church because of it. Continue reading
Good and Bad Evangelism
I wish more churches could understand how important a message of love is to people, and how little most of us need to be reminded of our sins. Continue reading
Sermon: Wait on the Lord
Ultimately, this is a story of God’s care for God’s people – which comes in God’s own good time. Continue reading
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