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Called to authenticity       

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Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost James 1.17-27 Mark 7.1-8, 14-23 1 September 2024                                        ©Suzanne Grimmett The great theologian Paul Tillich described “self-integration” as one of the most basic functions of … Read more

 We murder to dissect    

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John 6: 51-58 Sunday 18th of August 2024                                        ©Suzanne Grimmett Gandhi once said, “There are so many hungry people in the world that God could only come into the … Read more

Living the truth of love 

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                                                ©Suzanne Grimmett Is transformation of the human heart possible? With the rise of fake news, disinformation and the division between people increased through the silos of social media, we … Read more

In Deserted Places

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9th Sunday After Pentecost 2024 ©The Rev’d Dr John Rolley +In the Name of God, Loving Creator, Compassionate Christ, and the Healing Spirit. Amen. I would like to commence with … Read more

Sacred Violence

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Today we have two stories, that although different, are both equally horrifying. In the story of David and Goliath, we hear how David will cut off Goliath’s head and how they will leave the bodies of the Philistine army for animals to scavenge, ‘so that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.’[1] The Psalm also contains this theme of sacred violence as proof of God’s favour. This Psalm attributed to David portrays his cause as righteous with his enemies, who conveniently also happen to be God’s enemies. How do we look at these texts?