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Guess what I’m doing tomorrow!
Blessing the Piano Reading from Psalm 150 Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty firmament! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his surpassing...
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Archbishop of Canterbury takes up the cudgels
avrilhj:The churches are speaking up in the UK. Originally posted on Niall Cooper: The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, stepped up what the Daily Mail described as his ‘war of words with the...
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Churches oppose the PNG solution
Originally posted on NSW Council of Churches: For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 28 July 2013. Australian church leaders have strongly opposed the Rudd Government’s “PNG solution” designed to reduce the...
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AFR Aug 22
Originally posted on election lab: The latest article in the AFR using Electionlab’s analysis. View original
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Yes, the church should celebrate same-sex relationships.
Rev. Peter Weeks argues that, yes, the church should celebrate same-sex relationships at a discussion at Williamstown Uniting Church – Electra St on the 11th of September 2013.
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Should the church celebrate same-sex marriages? Well, maybe. (Neither yes nor...
Should the church celebrate same-sex marriage? I answer ‘maybe’. What I mean by ‘maybe’ is that marriage should be a state responsibility; that the state should marry both same-sex and different-sex...
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No, the church shouldn’t celebrate same-sex marriages – Part 1
In this part Rev. Dr Garry Deverell explains why his opposition to same-sex marriages is not an opposition to same-sex relationships.
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No, the church shouldn’t celebrate same-sex marriages – Part 2
In this part Rev. Dr Garry Deverell explains why he believes marriage is a heterosexual institution.
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We are all Gaza
Originally posted on Andrew F Dutney: While I’m very grateful for the experiences of the last couple of weeks, I certainly don’t think I’ve suddenly become an expert on Palestine or the Middle East....
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Sermon: Repenting at the Royal Commission
Sermon for Williamstown Uniting Church 1st of March, 2015 Mark 8:31-38 Today’s reading comes from a pivotal moment in the Gospel of Mark. Brendan Byrne, who taught me the Gospel of Mark, says that...
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“We know love by this, that Christ laid down his life for us” (Easter 4B /...
avrilhj:Paul Walton has preached a wonderful ANZAC sermon. So many of us struggle with honouring those who fought and those who lost loved ones without in any way glorifying wars. Originally posted on...
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Sermon: The greater righteousness (1)
Sermon for Williamstown 4th of December 2016 Matthew 1:1-25 This is a repeat sermon, so if as you listen it seems familiar to you, there’s a logical reason. You haven’t suddenly developed the psychic...
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Sermon: Be loved.
Sermon for Williamstown Uniting Church Christmas Day, 2016 Isaiah 9:2-7 Luke 2:1-20 ‘I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people’. Over the past month I’ve been ear-wormed by Christmas...
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Trump: Respect or Resistance
Some excellent words from Robyn and Sean. The horrors of Trump can be partly blamed on the failure of good theology and good biblical exegesis in much of American Christianity. That ‘evangelical...
View Article‘The Sickness Unto Death’, by Anne Sexton
Source: ‘The Sickness Unto Death’, by Anne Sexton
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So, what just happened? (An Explainer, Updated)
John Squires explains what the somewhat confusing process of the Uniting Church mean for marriage equality. An Informed Faith The last six months in the Uniting Church has been something of an intense...
View ArticleSermon: Be careful when choosing your lodestar
Sermon for Williamstown Uniting Church Epiphany 2019 As usual, in the lead-up to today’s celebration of the Epiphany, I have been thinking about stars. I have especially been considering the concept of...
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Sermon: Day of Mourning
Sermon for Williamstown Day of Mourning, 20th of January, 2019 Luke 4:14-21 I need to start today’s sermon by apologising. Those of you who follow the Lectionary might have realised that although we...
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Message to the Muslim Community
Monday 18 March 2019 MESSAGE TO THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY We, the non-Muslim members of the Hobsons Bay Interfaith Network, offer our deepest sympathy to our Muslim friends after the terrorist attack in...
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