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Author Archives: Avril Hannah-Jones
Reflection: Very, very initial and tentative thoughts on Palestine and Israel
I have returned from Palestine and Israel a more fervent supporter of the two state solution than I was when I entered it. There must be two states in the Holy Land, where Jews, Christians and Muslims can live in peace. There is no alternative. In support of this, countries like Australia much condemn all breaches of international law, whoever commits them. Continue reading
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Tagged Holidays, Human rights, Israel, Palestine, Politics, Religion, World Christianity
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A Wedding Sermon for Susan and Daniel
Song of Solomon 2:10-13, 8:6-7 1 John 4:7-10Matthew 5:1-10 Friends, we have gathered here today to witness and celebrate the marriage of Susan and Daniel, and I am absolutely ecstatic. I was almost tempted to limit this part of the … Continue reading
Sermon: Learning from Jesus
Williamstown Uniting Church 17 of August, 2014 Matthew 15:21-28 A few years’ ago I took my nephew and niece to see a film called To the Arctic at IMAX. The stars of the film were a polar bear mother and … Continue reading
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Tagged homophobia, Matthew 15:21-28, racism, Sermon, sexism, Williamstown Uniting Church, Year of Matthew
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Sermon: Avril talks about “boat people” – again
Sermon for Williamstown Uniting Church August 10, 2014; Ordinary 19 Matthew 14:22-33 Listening to today’s gospel reading is one of those times when our twenty-first century Australian mindset can create a problem. Most Australians are happy coastal dwellers, much more … Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Peter, asylum seekers, boat people, immigration detention, Matthew 14:22-33, refugees, Sermon, Uniting Church
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Sermon: God is not safe
Sermon for Williamstown 3rd of August, 2014 Genesis 32:22-31 Today’s story from the Hebrew Scriptures is one of my favourites, and Jacob is one of the biblical characters with whom I most empathise. That may seem strange; I hope it … Continue reading
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Tagged C. S. Lewis, Genesis 32:22-31, Jacob and Esau, Narnia, wrestling with God, Year of Matthew
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Speech: #BustTheBudget
We’re not a country divided into lifters and leaners. We’re a community of neighbours who care for each other. At least, that’s the Australia I want to be part of.
Posted in Political Activism, Random Musings
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Sermon: A test Abraham failed?
Sermon for Williamstown Sunday the 29th of June, 2014 Genesis 22:1-14 What on earth can we do with today’s reading from the book of Genesis, the Akedah or binding of Isaac? The Revised Common Lectionary, which leaves out other stories … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham, child sacrifice, children, Genesis 22:1-14, Isaac, Sermon, Year of Matthew
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Sermon; When life is utterly unfair …
Sermon for Williamstown Uniting Church 15th of June, 2014 Genesis 1:1-2:4a Psalm 8 One of the things that I love most about being a minister is that as part of that role people include me in the most important moments … Continue reading
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Tagged creation, creation story, death, Genesis 1:1-2:4a, ministry, Psalm 8, sermons, Year of Matthew
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Sermon: We’re all on a journey
I have lots and lots of books with maps inside the front cover. Maps of Middle-Earth, Pern, Britain in the time of King Arthur; maps of the kingdoms of the Alorns and Angaraks, of Narnia, of Discworld, of Earthsea and … Continue reading
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Tagged Church of Latter-Day Geeks, journeys, Sermon, videos, worship service
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Sermon: God and gardens
Garden Sermon for Williamstown Uniting Church 11th of May, 2014 Genesis 2:4b-15 Jeremiah 29:4-7 Amos 9:13-15 “And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east; and there he put the man whom he had formed.” The Book … Continue reading
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Tagged Christine Sine, Emily Dickinson, Francis Bacon, gardens, Rudyard Kipling, Sermon, Sharron R. Blezard
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