No galaxies, no sun, no Earth, no oceans, no flora or fauna, no history, no you or me. Only the living God, who is Spirit. The Bible begins with this breathtaking sentence: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). Those words serve as a doorway through which every conscientious reader of …
Carried by grace
What kind of year has it been? What have you learned? How have your challenges shaped you? How have you grown and changed? How would you personally rate the year 2025 on a scale of 1-10? For me, this year has been one of new experiences and new learning. I have been enlightened and inspired …
The grace that has appeared
Christmas Day as we experience it, and the roller-coaster preceding it, have evolved into a festival that is part cultural, part commercial, and part Christian. This is true throughout the Western world, from Santiago to Seoul, from Helsinki to Hobart. And especially here in Sydney. At the centre of our celebrations stands a season of generosity …
The quiet dawn of redeeming grace
A Christmas Eve sermon based on Luke 2:1-20. Luke’s Gospel slows the world to a hush as it tells the story of the birth of Jesus. Empires rise and fall, decrees are issued from distant palaces, caravans move across desert trade routes, shepherds settle in for another night’s work out in the hills, and angel …
Seeing salvation
Simeon and Anna greet the baby Jesus as Joseph and Mary look on. In the year 2000, the National Gallery in London held an exhibition of classical art depicting the life and death of Jesus of Nazareth. The BBC produced an accompanying television series and a beautifully illustrated book, which I purchased and which remains a …
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