Wrestling with Faith
While faith is a gift, blessings come to those who are prepared to wrestle with their faith.
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Jacob the Trickster vs the nice Christians
There is nothing we can do to earn God’s presence or God’s blessing or God’s love, but when we let down our defences, when we give up striving, when we are vulnerable, then who knows what might happen?
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Sharing the Inheritance
Jesus calls us to give up the illusion that we own God’s blessing, invite others in, and be despised for doing so, giving up our privileges to build a world that all can share.
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Our Witness to the Risen Christ
We are to witness to this incredible, unbelievable, but very real truth: that in God’s reality, love crosses every divide, even the chasm of death.
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From rabble to royal priesthood
We are a ragtag bunch, but in witnessing to God’s mercy and love, we become the people of God together.
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I am the Door/Gate
Jesus is the door through which we pass to receive life – life in his name – a life of authenticity, a life of freedom, a life of purpose.
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God sees what’s on the inside and there’s nothing to fear
God’s refining work is done not through judgement and punishment, but through the transforming power of love.
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Rethinking Eve
Once we recognise that all women, like all men, are made in the image of God, we catch a glimpse of God’s original vision for us, for the day when all people experience God’s radical and abundant love, and the pouring out of justice demanded by that love.
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Christmas Lights
The Christ child is the light who enlightens the world and as his love takes root in our hearts and lives, it causes us to light up the darkness.
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The Problem of Being Little
Jesus doesn’t come looking for ready-made heroes, but for the small, damaged and fragile people we are, so that in the company of Jesus, we can become the giants we always dreamed of.
