A Woman of Great Faith
This week we have one of the most uncomfortable stories about Jesus where he ignores then appears to reject the Canaanite woman. And then...
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Reverend Sue
Aug 8, 20234 min read
Questions that lead to life
We are confronted by two telling questions this week. Both of which speak to us on the faith journey - especially at those times and...
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Reverend Sue
Jul 25, 20236 min read
The Subversive Nature of the Kingdom
This week we continue to hear what Jesus had to say about the kingdom of heaven (Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 12 [17]. Matthew...
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Reverend Sue
Jul 18, 20235 min read
Wheat and Weeds
The parable of the wheat and the weeds is one of the many counter intuitive moments in Scripture that remind us God’s grace breaks into...
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Reverend Sue
Jul 11, 20234 min read
Teaching in Parables
Jesus uses parables to reveal, to encourage, to challenge those open to the kingdom, and to confound those not in the right frame of mind...
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Reverend Sue
Jun 27, 20235 min read
Sacrifice and Surrender
The story of Abraham and Isaac, sometimes called the Akedah or the binding of Isaac, is pivotal to the Jewish and Christian faiths. And...
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Reverend Sue
Jun 20, 20236 min read
Who Belongs?
We have some very difficult and disturbing texts to grapple with this week leading us to reflect on who is family, tribe, group and who...
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Reverend Sue
Jun 13, 20235 min read
God is to be found in Hospitality
God can be found in the providing of hospitality to strangers and in those times when we are open to the hospitality of others. (Third...
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Reverend Sue
Jun 6, 20237 min read
St Paul reflects on Faith
This week (Second Sunday after Pentecost, or Proper 5 [10]) we begin a season of reading St Paul and his letter to the Romans. It is...
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Reverend Sue
May 30, 20234 min read
Trinity - The Heart of God is Community
The Trinity is something we can get ourselves in a knot over. I have certainly wrestled with the idea and construction of the Trinity....
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Reverend Sue
May 23, 20234 min read
Pentecost - We are given the Spirit for the common good
Here we are – Pentecost (Acts 2:1-21; Psalm 104:26-36; 1 Corinthians 12:1-13; and John 20:19-23), the culmination of the Easter season....
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Reverend Sue
May 16, 20235 min read
Easter Seven - The Promise of the Spirit
If we have the ears to hear all the readings this week we might be equally excited and disturbed, enthused and exhausted, hopeful and...
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