Author Archives: Avril Hannah-Jones

Sermon: We are never left alone

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Avril Hannah-Jones

Without the Spirit, as Ezekiel saw, existence is just flesh and blood: ‘there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them; but there was no breath in them’. But with God’s spirit, there is life. And there is nowhere, no time, and no situation that can keep God’s Spirit away from God’s people. Continue reading →

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Sermon: Friendship

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Avril Hannah-Jones

And yet if any form of relationship can be described as particularly Christian, as the specific way that Christians live out our lives, it’s not marriage. It’s friendship. Continue reading →

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Sermon: The sons and daughters of the eunuch

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Avril Hannah-Jones

But welcoming eunuchs doesn’t cause of much controversy in the church today. Welcoming other people of non-standard genders and sexualities – gay, lesbian and bisexual people; transgender and intersex people – does. Continue reading →

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Reflection: Killing people is wrong

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Avril Hannah-Jones

It does not matter if Australia is racist and hypocritical, that still does not justify the judicial murder that is the death penalty. Continue reading →

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Sermon: Love in truth and action, not word or speech

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Avril Hannah-Jones

Sermon for Williamstown 26th of April 2015 John 10:11-18; 1 John 3:16-24 Earlier this week, on the ABC program Q&A, Australia’s Trade Minister, Andrew Robb, argued that Muslim clerics weren’t doing enough to prevent the radicalisation of Muslim youth. He … Continue reading →

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Reflection: Saying good-bye to Nanna

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Avril Hannah-Jones

“It is the blight man was born for/It is Margaret you mourn for.” Continue reading →

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“We know love by this, that Christ laid down his life for us” (Easter 4B / 100th Anniversary of ANZAC Day, 26 April 2015)

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Avril Hannah-Jones

Originally posted on Getting There… 2 steps forward, 1 back:
Readings 1 John 3.16–24 John 10.11–18 I hate militarism. I loathe nationalism. But I honour those who serve. Sam Neill How do we speak on a day like this? At this very…

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A very short reflection for an ANZAC Day service

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Avril Hannah-Jones

Who would imagine, as we see them thus filled with hatred of one another, that they are all of one common stock, all of the same nature, all members of the same human society? Who would recognise brothers, whose Father is in Heaven?’ Continue reading →

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Reflection: Help me, great and powerful internet community

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Avril Hannah-Jones

I have twelve bookcases in my two-bedroom flat. I live surrounded by several thousand books – and as long I don’t leave a lighted candle too close to any of them this isn’t a problem. But I also live surrounded by … Continue reading →

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Sermon: Mark the meta-narrator and the hope of resurrection

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Avril Hannah-Jones

Mark is writing a meta-narrative, the sort of story that leaps from the page or the screen into the everyday lives of the readers or viewers. Continue reading →

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