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Sunday Nov 24, 2019
Sunday Nov 24, 2019
As long as we judge others, and preach that one criminal goes to heaven and the other to hell, we will not know God’s culture.
A reflection on Luke 23:33-43 given to Sanctuary, 24 November 2019 © Alison Sampson, 2019.
Sunday Nov 17, 2019
Sunday Nov 17, 2019
Isaiah's vision of a new creation promises peace and plenty for everyone: Indigenous, colonial settler, migrant -- and koalas, too.
A reflection on Isaiah 65:17-25 given to Sanctuary, 17 November 2019 © Alison Sampson, 2019
Sunday Nov 10, 2019
Sunday Nov 10, 2019
The church is called to embody resurrection life, in which women are no longer invisible or voiceless, and all people are precious to God.
A reflection on Luke 20:27-40 given to Sanctuary, 10 November 2019 © Alison Sampson, 2019
Sunday Oct 27, 2019
Sunday Oct 27, 2019
It takes humility to receive God's grace.
A reflection on Luke 18:9-14 given to Sanctuary, 27 October 2019 © Alison Sampson, 2019
Sunday Oct 20, 2019
Sunday Oct 20, 2019
A story of persistent widows, and their challenge to a middle class church.
A reflection on Luke 18:1-8 given to Sanctuary, 20 October 2019 © Alison Sampson, 2019
Sunday Oct 13, 2019
Sunday Oct 13, 2019
Admitting our brokenness and turning to Jesus is the path to the deepest healing.
A reflection on Luke 17:11-19 given to Sanctuary, 13 October 2019 © Alison Sampson, 2019
Sunday Sep 22, 2019
Sunday Sep 22, 2019
Indigenous and Christian ways of the seeing reveal a world fully alive, animated by the spirit, and wanting to communicate. Learning this way will transform how we live in and care for the world.
A reflection on Psalm 148 and Colossians 1:15-20 given to Sanctuary, 22 September 2019 © Alison Sampson, 2019
Sunday Sep 08, 2019
Sunday Sep 08, 2019
Weighed down by capitalism? Consider the ravens and discover a renewed way of life.
A reflection on Luke 12:22-34 given to Sanctuary, 8 September 2019 © Alison Sampson, 2019
Sunday Sep 01, 2019
Sunday Sep 01, 2019
In the face of climate catastrophe and oceanic collapse, the Book of Job offers a vision of hope.
A reflection on Job 38:1-18 given to Sanctuary, 1 September 2019 © Alison Sampson, 2019
Sunday Aug 18, 2019
Sunday Aug 18, 2019
How following Jesus nearly tore one household apart - and eventually brought it together again.
A reflection on Luke 12:49-56 given to Sanctuary, 18 August 2019 © Alison Sampson, 2019