open icon
baptist church
baptist church
Preacher: Suzanne Ross
At Open Icon Baptist Church, we value great preaching — preaching that engages deeply, humbly and honestly with Jesus, the Bible, and the pain and joy of living in the real world. And since going permanently online, we have been able to welcome great preachers from all over the world without having to wait for them to visit our shores. Click here to meet the inspirational preachers depicted in the gallery above, none of whom have preached for us!
Each sermon below opens in a new tab. Close the tab when you're done to return to this page.
Suzanne Ross
Suzanne Ross is the co-founder of The Raven Foundation, a non-profit organisation established in January 2007 alongside her husband, Keith Ross. The foundation operates as an online community and educational platform dedicated to promoting peace and non-violence by expanding the awareness of mimetic theory outside academic circles. Suzanne is a graduate of Bucknell University (Class of 1977) and a certified Montessori educator. She taught preschool and kindergarten before working as a corporate training consultant. As a member of the Colloquium on Violence & Religion, she has attended and presented at the annual conferences and currently serves on its Board of Directors. Suzanne is the author of two books, The Wicked Truth: When Good People Do Bad Things and The Wicked Truth About Love: The Tangles of Desire. Her articles have appeared in the scholarly journal Contagion and online at Sojourners and Patheos. She is currently writing a play based on the life of Maria Montessori called The Miracle of San Lorenzo.
Sermons by Suzanne Ross
-
8 November, 2020
Preacher: Suzanne Ross
Scripture: 1 & 2 Thessalonians, Matthew
Those who have too strong a belief in their own goodness to engage in the real, flesh and blood work of building community in the here and now, can end up struggling to accept God’s grace.