A spirit of power, love and self discipline
There is much in our outer world to lament, to fear, to regret. And there is much in our inner world to repent of, to let go of, and to...
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Reverend Sue
Sep 20, 20224 min read
The Time to be Grateful and Generous is Now
The teaching about wealth and our proper relationship with wealth is relentless and provocative in Luke’s gospel. And this week’s...
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Reverend Sue
Sep 13, 20225 min read
Outrageous Grace
Can the Jesus who told the beautiful encouraging parables about finding what and who is lost last week also be the author of this week’s...
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Reverend Sue
Sep 6, 20224 min read
A God who Searches for Us
The parables of Jesus about a God who seeks us out and rejoices over us is such a welcome relief after weeks of hard teachings. As always...
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Reverend Sue
Aug 30, 20226 min read
Belonging
Like many of us I prefer the sayings of Jesus that are all about love and peace and joy, all about acceptance and inclusion. I like...
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Reverend Sue
Aug 23, 20224 min read
Recognizing the Divine in the Other
Our God given dignity makes us all equal in the eyes of God no matter what social order we may seek to enforce. Whenever we decide on who...
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Reverend Sue
Aug 16, 20225 min read
To pluck up and to plant
The prophetic voices of Jeremiah, Isaiah and Jesus continue to disturb and overturn what we think we know. (RCL Jeremiah 1:4-10; Psalm...
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Reverend Sue
Aug 9, 20225 min read
Fire as part of the Process
I prefer my gospel to be all about the good news of God’s love – expansive, inclusive, eternal and regenerative love. But sometimes to...
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Reverend Sue
Aug 2, 20227 min read
Where your Treasure is
Most of us have a complicated, if not conflicted, relationship with our treasure – our wealth, our relationships, our status, and our...
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Reverend Sue
Jul 26, 20225 min read
What is Wealth For?
Our Hebrew forebears in faith were clear that it was blessed to live a long life, to have many children and livestock, and to dwell in...
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Reverend Sue
Jul 19, 20225 min read
Give God an Inch
Given the slightest gap or crack in our armour or an open moment in our life and God seems to take hold and grow from the inside out!...
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Reverend Sue
Jul 12, 20225 min read
The One Thing Needed
The well known story of Mary and Martha (Luke 10:38-42) has often been understood to teach that devotion and attention to the spiritual...
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