Vulnerability with responsibility
Hosea 11.1-11 Psalm 85 Colossians 3.1-11 Luke 12.13-21 ©Suzanne Grimmett Bloodshed follows bloodshed. Therefore the land mourns, and all who live in it languish; Together with the wild … Read more
Month: July 2022
The dash of stories
This past week I was struck by an address by Father Ian Bailey, at a funeral I attended. Ian mentioned that quite often on the funeral notice we see written the … Read more
When should we be angry?
It is commonly held that anger is to be avoided, although you only have to watch the news to see how it pervades society. Yet there is no 11th commandment … Read more
What’s happening with Thread Together?
What’s Thread Together? Thread Together is one of this Parish’s ministries, which works in partnership with Anglicare here in Brisbane and with the broader Thread Together network (interstate). Brand-new clothing … Read more
Mary and Martha
The Gospel reading for this Sunday is the story of Martha and Mary from the Gospel of Luke. Like many of my friends, this scripture has often grated on me. … Read more
Living the Questions
Sunday July 10 Amos 7.7-17, Psalm 82, Colossians 1.1-14, Luke 10.25-37 Richard Browning If you want to hand over the entire truth, placing in the other’s the ‘whole thing’, even … Read more
The Good Samaritan
This Sunday, the fifth Sunday after Pentecost, we will encounter the “Good Samaritan” of the tenth chapter of the Luke’s Gospel. Rev’d Lucy Winkett, ordained as an Anglican priest in … Read more
A viral pandemic of peace
2 Kings 5.1-14 Psalm 30 Galatians 6.7-18 Luke 10.1-12, 10.17-24 A viral pandemic of peace ©Suzanne Grimmett What does the word peace mean to you? Jesus tells us he comes … Read more
Endless Respect
Karen Armstrong in her new book, Sacred Nature, notes that for St Paul, religion was not all about sound doctrine and right teaching but about kenosis (or self-emptying) and love. … Read more