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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...

Reverend Sue
Aug 6, 20244 min read
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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...

Reverend Sue
Jul 30, 20244 min read
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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...

Reverend Sue
Jul 23, 20246 min read
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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...

Reverend Sue
Jul 16, 20244 min read
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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...

Reverend Sue
Jul 9, 20244 min read
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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...

Reverend Sue
Jul 2, 20244 min read
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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...

Reverend Sue
Jun 25, 20246 min read
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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...

Reverend Sue
Jun 18, 20246 min read
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Grow
Growth, it would seem, is a mysterious, urgent, and risky process. The Scriptures suggest that growth and regrowth would also seem to be...

Reverend Sue
Jun 11, 20243 min read
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Where is our Belonging?
In Christ we are invited, indeed initiated, into belonging to something bigger than family. In Christ we are invited into a belonging...

Reverend Sue
Jun 4, 20246 min read
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Keeping the Sabbath
To discuss keeping Sabbath in our busy world where so much needs to be attended to, both superficial and very serious, may seem rather...

Reverend Sue
May 28, 20245 min read
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Trinity - Falling into God
The Trinity is in many ways at the heart of our Christian beliefs. But trying to understand the Trinity as a science or engineering...

Reverend Sue
May 21, 20244 min read
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