Each year, as College Chaplain at Worcester College at the University of Oxford, New Testament scholar N. T. Wright would meet first year undergraduates, welcoming them to the college and breaking the ice. Most were happy to meet him; but others said, “You won’t be seeing much of me; I don’t believe in god.” I …
Iron, silver and gold ethics
On Thursday, I attended a Prayer Service for Peace at St Stephen’s Uniting Church in Macquarie Street, Sydney, led by my colleague, Rev Dr Manas Ghosh, a champion of interfaith dialogue and minister of Wahroonga Uniting Church. Manas is Chair of the Abraham Conference, a group of Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders that formed after …
Taking the sting out of personal disagreements
A sermon by Rod Benson Matthew 7:1-5 “You hypocrite! First take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.” Some of us are so familiar with hearing these words of Jesus, recorded in Matthew 7:5, that the shock they presented to his …
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Sex, marriage and social change
A sermon by Rod Benson It’s fair to say that, around the world, marriage is in a mess. Many couples today cohabit for years before marrying, or never marry. Married people divorce, as I have done, and some go on to remarry. Same sex couples want to marry each other, and there is strong political …
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