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Tag Archives: Easter 5
Sermon: Forgiveness
That’s the bedrock conviction of the Christian faith. There are no unforgiveable sins. There are no unforgiveable people. Continue reading
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Tagged Acts 7:55-60, Desmond Tutu, Easter 5, forgiveness, Miroslav Volf, St Stephen
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Sermon: Living as though the world were what it should be, to show it what it can be
But as Martin Luther King is quoted as saying: ‘The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice’ Continue reading
Sermon: The sons and daughters of the eunuch
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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Tagged Acts 8:26-40, Easter 5, Ethiopian eunuch, Eunuchs, GLBTI, Holiness Code, homosexuality, intersexuality, Tony Briffa, Year of Mark
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Sermon with mandatory mention of same-sex marriage
Sermon for Williamstown Easter 5, 28 April 2013 John 13:31-35 Acts 11:1-18 Revelation 21:1-6 The Christian faith has a dual personality. On the one hand, the church is an ancient institution, drawing on thousands of years of history. At the … Continue reading
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Tagged Acts 11:1-18, Easter 5, equality, John 13:31-35, Revelation 21:1-6, same-sex marriage, Sermon
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