Jesus affirms generous giving, but he also condemns the religious exploitation of generous givers.
An Open Table where Love knows no borders
An Open Table where Love knows no borders
Sermons on Abuse
When misunderstood, being “the chosen” can mutate into a toxic culture of entitlement that produces horrific criminal behaviour, and Jesus calls us to join him in challenging that culture.
In order for men to step up and end the scourge of domestic violence, they need to experience themselves as loved and valued, liberating them to love others.
The usual interpretation of the binding of Isaac is that God requires us to sacrifice everything, even, if asked, our own children. But could a contextual awareness reveal a more life-giving reading?
Our unwitting abusive treatment of the Royal family is a symptom of our entanglement in systemic persecution.
Self-interested leaders will frequently manufacture frightening images of an angry dangerous God to silence opposition and maintain their grip on power, but Jesus opens our eyes to these abuses and to the reality of a God of incorruptible love.
There is nothing, absolutely nothing, that another person can do to you that can make you unclean or defiled in the eyes of God.
We are called to confront and oppose the abuse of power, but also to continue to love and offer forgiveness to those whose actions we are opposing.
God has ordained that the work of God should flow from a deep and abiding being with God, from a baptism in the love which holds all things together in Christ.
Love for enemies is a response to God’s love for us, but in cases of huge hurt it is a community issue.