Be Opened
“Be opened”, said Jesus to the deaf man. (Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Proper 18 [23]. Mark 7:24-37; and James 2:1-17.) Be opened is...
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Reverend Sue
- Aug 27
- 4 min
The State of our Hearts
Most of us, as people of faith, live in the challenging terrain between righteous laws, the call to have true hearts and the call to be...
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Reverend Sue
- Aug 20
- 4 min
A difficult teaching
We come at last to the end of our exploration of Jesus as the Bread of Life in the gospel of John (Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost....
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Reverend Sue
- Aug 13
- 5 min
Consuming the bread that consumes us
We now enter our fourth week of reflecting on Jesus as the Bread of Life. We have left literal bread a long way behind us and are now...
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Reverend Sue
- Aug 6
- 4 min
Being Drawn to the Holy One
Our exploration of Jesus as the bread of life is half way through this week. At this point we may begin to find the text repetitive, even...
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Reverend Sue
- Jul 30
- 4 min
Bless our Hunger
Last week we began the exploration of Jesus as the bread of life by reflecting on the fullness of God – the great enoughness out of which...
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Reverend Sue
- Jul 23
- 6 min
The Fullness of God - Enoughness
And so we begin a five week “detour” from Mark to explore in some depth the understanding that Jesus is the Bread of Life. (Tenth Sunday...
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Reverend Sue
- Jul 16
- 4 min
Responding with Compassion
“... and Jesus had compassion for them because they were like a sheep without a shepherd ...” (Mark 6:30-34, 53-56. Ninth Sunday after...
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Reverend Sue
- Jul 9
- 4 min
John the Baptist
The story of John the Baptist, from beginning to his brutal end, is intriguing and challenging. Sadly in our time, and maybe for most of...
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Reverend Sue
- Jul 2
- 4 min
Follow Me
“Follow me”, is a reoccurring refrain of Jesus, according to the gospel of Mark. And this week, as we reflect on the rejection of Jesus...
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Reverend Sue
- Jun 25
- 6 min
Healing as Wholeness and Holiness
The gospel account of the two intertwined healing stories as told by Mark (Sixth Sunday after Pentecost. Proper 8 (Ordinary 13) Mark...
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Reverend Sue
- Jun 18
- 6 min
Why are you afraid?
“Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?” asks Jesus when awoken by the disciples in the middle of a storm. (Fifth Sunday after...
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