Living the truth of love
©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
2 Samuel
Sacred Violence
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?
Making Visible what is True
21 NOVEMBER 2021 YEAR B 2 Samuel 23:1-7Revelation 1:4b-8John 18.33-37 Fr Richard Browning Introduction: At 2.23am last Sunday morning, my youngest son Matthew was to be found among vandals, reeking … Read more
Stop, sit and eat
2 Samuel 11.26-12.13a John 6.24-35 ©Suzanne Grimmett How, at this time, is God present to you? We have so many metaphors for this experience of presence, and we have heard … Read more
Unimaginable Abundance
2 Samuel 11.1-15 Psalm 14 Ephesians 3.14-21 John 6.1-21 Sunday 25 July, 2021 Unimaginable abundance ©Suzanne Grimmett When we come to the day when we are celebrating the completion … Read more
Death of John the Baptist
2 Samuel 6.1-5, 12b-19 Ps 24 Ephesians 1.1-14 Mark 6.14-29 Sermon by Lauren Martin Is it just me, or have any of you ever wondered why in the Gospel Mark … Read more