Alison and the whale

Esther invites us to look for the hints and intimations of God in our own lives, wise to the follies of empire.

According to Jeremiah 12, injustice leads to land degradation and species loss. In an era of anthropogenic climate change, Jeremiah's words have new resonance and show us how to lament.

God's wisdom reveals the particularities of place and the interconnectedness of all things, and is a source of hope for the healing of the earth. 

Yes, Jesus calls a woman a dog. But she slaps right back: and Jesus listens, and learns, and grows. (Asterisked title to get past Podbean auto-censor! Sheesh.)

In lockdown, we're appreciating the simple things and discovering, with the wisdom writer, that some choices are better than others.

An enfleshed God unites us with the community of all creation and points us to urgent climate action.

The church is the body of Christ, and so it is our joy to be broken and shared to feed a hungry world.

The body of Christ is wounded and scarred: and that is as it should be.

God loves nothing more than to gather and feed people.

Christ breaks down the walls between all peoples, then unites them together in love. A reflection on Ephesians 2:11-22 given to Sanctuary on 18 July 2021 (Proper 10 Year B) © Sanctuary 2021.