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Sermon: Can we speak of Joy after the Royal Commission?
Hope and joy come from God’s love of justice. And so we know that God was at work in the Royal Commission, as God is at work in every human endeavour that strives for peace and wholeness. Continue reading
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Sermon: We can’t choose our (church) family
It’s a cliché that we can’t choose our family, and that applies to our church family as well. After all, if God has welcomed even us into the family, how can we deny that welcome to others? Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Paul, community, marriage, marriage equality, Martin Luther King, Media, Romans 14:1-12, same-sex marriage, Uniting Church
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Sermon: Against Domestic Violence
Looking at the example of Jesus, we can be equally clear that gender equality and the complete condemnation of domestic violence are gospel imperatives. Continue reading
Sermon: More about justice (really, Avril is obsessed)
Whenever we find ourselves tired and frustrated by injustice in the world, remember the story of the campaign against slavery. Continue reading
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Tagged Acts 16:16-34, anti-Semitism, economics, Justice, Sermon, slavery, Uniting Church, Uniting Justice, Year of Luke
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Sermon for the World Day of Prayer: Not much about Cuba but a lot about Child Abuse
To the great sorrow and shame of the churches, we no longer automatically inspire trust and loyalty and affection in our relationships with children. Continue reading
Sermon: Friendship, refugees, asylum seekers, and a birthday
In the story of David and Jonathan, as in the story of Ruth and Naomi, we see that Jesus’ ancestors valued friendship as highly as Jesus himself did. We are called to follow in the footsteps of them all, and be friends with people across the barriers of age and birthplace and tradition. Continue reading
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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