The Trinitarian stories resemble the dreaming of Australia’s Aborigines, for both imagine the divine as a community of being in which we are invited to participate, and so find our true being.
An Open Table where Love knows no borders
An Open Table where Love knows no borders
Sermons on John (Page 10)
A modern paraphrase of a Homily from St Gregory Nazianzus for the Feast of the Nativity
When we call Jesus King, we may not know what we’re saying.
Jesus will meet us where we need to be met in order to inspire our faith.
We are called to proclaim and celebrate the advent of God’s justice, and doing so is ultimately more radical than simply fighting injustice.
Christ has come that we might have fullness of life, and it has cost him dearly.
No matter how dead something is, if the Spirit of God enters, there will be new life.
The Word has become flesh to redeem us. Now our redeemed response must become flesh.
Christian discipleship is an ongoing journey, so any attempt to preserve what is right today can mean we are in the wrong place tomorrow because Jesus has moved on.
The Gospel made known in Jesus draws us, body, mind and spirit into the full life of God. This totality of involvement scares off many people, but there is no other way to life.
Many of the stories of Jesus’ life, such as the entry into Jerusalem, can only be properly understood in light of the death and resurrection of Jesus, and so the church has a vital role in the revelation of the gospel.
In the aftermath of the Port Arthur Massacre, we need to see what it means to follow Christ through the valley of death.
Empowered by resurrection joy, we are sent to continue the mission of Christ.
Our goal is intimate union with Christ, and everything else in our lives as Christians will arise from that.