Tag Archives: Food

Sermon: Lead us not into the temptation of violence

Posted on February 26, 2026 by Avril Hannah-Jones

What would it do to us if we stopped and prayed the Lord’s Prayer morning, noon, and night? Would we be more willing to share our bread and forgive our debtors? Would we be reminded that all who take the sword will die by the sword, and so refuse to participate in or endorse violence? I encourage us all to try the experiment. Continue reading →

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Sermon: God comes to us in bread

Posted on August 14, 2021 by Avril Hannah-Jones

We do not have a disembodied faith in which only the spiritual is important. We have an embodied, physical, material faith in which food is vitally important. Christianity is most definitely not about ‘pie in the sky when you die’. It is about bread here and now, because our God comes to us in bread. Continue reading →

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Sermon: A LOT of wine

Posted on January 26, 2019 by Avril Hannah-Jones

There is nothing sensible or moderate about the amount of wine that the guests are now able to enjoy. Continue reading →

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Sermon: Food

Posted on September 30, 2017 by Avril Hannah-Jones

Sermon for Williamstown Uniting Church 1st of October, 2017 Talking about the Eucharist Today I’m not going to preach on the Bible readings; I’ve decided instead to colour outside the lines. Today I want to talk about food. Later in … Continue reading →

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Reflection: Two and a half days in to the Ration Challenge

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Avril Hannah-Jones

Two and a half days in I am not hungry, or feeling deprived at all. But I am feeling a little bored at my menu choices. Continue reading →

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