Human violence, and the foolishness of the cross

To those reeling from another week in the patriarchy, the cross offers only foolishness: but in that foolishness we find healing and companionship. Read here or listen to an earlier version here.

Change your thinking, claim your life

Repentance is about changing your mind and focus, and accepting the freedom which this new perspective brings. Read here, or listen here.

The simple cure

We like to make things complicated, but the faith which heals is simple. A word for our graduates moving away to university. 

Read here, or listen to an earlier version here.

Jesus-centred ministry: Spontaneous, behind-the-scenes, domestic

Just as the first recognized minister in Mark's gospel is an unnamed woman in a private home, most ministry today continues to be spontaneous, behind-the-scenes, domestic. 

Read here or listen here.

 

Teachers like Jesus

Good teachers use what they know to show you a bigger, bolder, more expansive world. They help you find your right place in it, and they build you up in love. 

Read here, or listen here.

Being virgin is a superpower!

 Mary’s virginity has nothing to do with passivity or innocence. Instead, it’s the independent attitude which undergirds her prophetic power. Read here or listen here.

Witnesses to the light

'There are no final proofs for the existence of God; there are only witnesses.’ Abraham Joshua Heschel, John the baptizer, and a member of our congregation speak. 

Read here, or listen here.