Unwelcome Peace
SERMON Luke 12.49-59 Sunday 14 August 2022 ©Suzanne Grimmett James was a 28-year-old trainee paramedic when he was killed with a single punch to the head by a … Read more
How are we to be and who are we to become?
On Saturday 15 October we will gather as a community for a Visioning Day. Please put the date in your diaries and there will be more information to follow. Margaret Silf … Read more
What is faith?
©Suzanne Grimmett Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 1.1, 1.10-20 Psalm 50.1-8, 50.23-24 Hebrews 11.1-3, 8-16 Luke 12.32-30 When you die, I wonder if someone will write on your tombstone, “A … Read more
Faith is the assurance of things hoped for
The Convent of San Marco in Florence features many beautiful frescos painted by Fra Angelico in the 15th century. The most famous is not the one shown here, but a larger … Read more
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
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