Tag Archives: Lent Event
Sermon: An imagined community
The church is another such imagined community, and one that is both local and global. Everyone who participates in the service here each Sunday is part of this congregation, whether they attend in person, listen online, or read a paper version. And all these members of North Balwyn Uniting Church are members of an imagined community we call the one holy catholic and apostolic church. Continue reading
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Tagged church, community, imagined community, John 3:1-17, Lent, Lent 2, Lent Event, Nicodemus, unity
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Sermon: Chocolate, Milton, and Lent Event
I have given up chocolate for Lent. I do this at least every few years and I always feel a little ridiculous about it. Jesus is walking towards his death, the most humiliating, painful and lonely death the Roman Empire could impose, and to show my solidarity with his journey I am giving up a completely voluntary sweet treat. Continue reading
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Tagged Ash Wednesday, Genesis 2:15-17 3:1-7, Lent, Lent 1, Lent Event, Matthew 4:1-11, UnitingWorld, Year of Matthew
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