Law - Better than Chocloate Epiphany + 3 C
Jan 24, 2025
Nehemiah 8:1-10, Psalm 19, Luke 4:14-21
The Law That Refreshes the Soul
How can the psalm writer describe the law as “refreshing the soul,”
“giving joy to the heart,” “more precious than gold,” and “sweeter
than honey”? For many, this is puzzling, especially when faced with
laws like those in Leviticus...
Australia Day A personal statement
Jan 24, 2025
Nehemiah 8:1–3, 5–6, 8–10
Australia Day: A Personal Reflection
“... “This day is holy to the LORD your God; do not mourn or
weep.” For all the people wept when they heard the words of the
law.” (Nehemiah 8:9, NRSVue) When I read those words from Nehemiah
it caused me to have a good hard think about...
Hymn for Baptism of the Lord (Jesus)
Jan 7, 2025
Some years ago I wrote a baptism hymn to the
tune O Waly Waly which would be appropriate for this Sunday or for
most Baptism Sundays.
Image: I,
Davezelenka, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
It's based on the Baptism of Jesus Passages eg
Luke 3:15-22, on Romans 6:2-11, on Calvin's notion for regeneration
or...
Dec 11, 2024
Key texts Zephaniah 3:14–20; Luke 3:7–18
One of the key things about God coming to be one of us at
Christmas, and the promise of his return to be with us again in the
future is that in choosing our life, our death and in giving us new
life and a future, God gives you and me and every human being
dignity. God’s...
Live in Hope & Confidence
Nov 30, 2024
Sermon Live in Hope & Confidence [Title Slide]
[1. A Vision of Hope]
Christianity is a very uncommercial faith. We seem to do
things a bit upside down. For Christians, Christmas does not begin
until Christmas Eve, or Christmas Day. For the shops Christmas
seems to begin in October.
The church has begun the season...