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Sermon: Is the poor widow a good example or an awful warning?
If we read the story this way, then Jesus’ attitude to the widow’s gift is disapproval rather than admiration. The story is not about the difference between arrogant scribes and poor widows, or about the relative value of the gifts of the rich and the poor. Instead, it is an example of the ways that the official religion of the time was oppressing the poorest members of society. Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Paul, giving, Mark 12:38-44, Poverty, rich and poor, sacrifice, widow's mite, widows, Year of Mark
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Sermon: Freedom, love, covid19 … and Margaret Court
Commentators from outside Melbourne were appalled that we were willing to follow such draconian rules and accused us of having Stockholm Syndrome. It was not Stockholm Syndrome. It was love. Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Corinthians 8:1-13, Apostle Paul, covid19, Freedom, love, Margaret Court, Mark 1:21-28, religious freedom
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Reflection: What is that ‘wedding robe’ all about?
I hope that I have made it clear that while Matthew and Paul might disagree on the route of the journey, they are in full agreement about the destination. Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Paul, feasting, good works, Joy, kingdom of heaven, Matthew 22:1-14, Philippians 4:1-9, Salvation, Year of Matthew
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Reflection: Matthew versus Paul?
Matthew and Paul might have vehemently disagreed about whether we need to obey the Torah, whether we had freedom from the Law, but when it comes to how we should live they are in complete agreement. We are to love one another. Continue reading
Reflection: From prison comes joy
Reflection for North Balwyn Uniting Church27th of September, 2020 Matthew 21:23-32Philippians 2:1-13 Between last week’s reading from the Gospel according to Matthew, when Jesus told those around him the parable of merciful employer, and this week’s reading, in which there … Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Paul, humility, imprisonment, Joy, Letter to the Philippians, lockdown, Matthew 21:23-32, Philippians 2:1-13
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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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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
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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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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