Our identity as a community of Jesus’s followers is primarily expressed in love, gratitude and hospitality, not in compliance with a negative code of conduct.
God meets us in the midst of our worst nightmares, calling life out of death, but seldom in the ways we might most wish for.
Being a follower of Jesus means honouring his authority by following his teachings and his example (something that has become surprisingly rare).
When God is understood through the revelation of Jesus and his pattern of relating, then we discover ourselves invited into generous and gracious solidarity with all creation.
Salvation is about being set free to live life in all its fulness, even in the midst of conflict and suffering.
The resurrection of Jesus has made it possible for everyone to live fully, now, but not everyone feels ready to live.
The reputation that matters is a reputation for loving as Jesus loved and, like him, that will be seen as disreputable.
A sermon on Psalm 23
Extravagant expressions of love are a sign of the culture of God, and Jesus models generous giving and receiving of them, regardless of the scandal they cause.
Jesus leads us in the way of redemptive freedom before the violence of the world.