EXPLORING THE BIBLE
Easter Message 2024 Rev Sharon Hollis, President of the Uniting Church in Australia
In a world of violence, empire and groaning creation, God raises Jesus from the dead with the hope of new life, a gift of grace, love and mercy for each of us.
Read More24 March 2024 Palm Sunday Mark 15:1-39, (40-47)
“I don’t know what to do with all of this. But God does. I don’t get it but I don’t have to because God does. I don’t want to figure this out. That’s OK. God has.”
Read More17th March 2024 Lent 5 John 12:20-33
“Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” Do we really? Do we actually want to see Jesus?
Read More10th March 2024 Lent 4 John 3:14-21
God became flesh not to condemn the world but to experience life with us.
Read More3rd March 2024 Lent 3 John 2:13-22
Lent invites a deep reflection on the role of bodies in faith, in theology, in life.
Read More25 February 2024 Lent 2 What’s in a name?
Choosing names for our children is a fascinating exercise connecting them with their past and with our hopes for their future.
Read More18 February 2024 Lent 1 Genesis 9:8-17 Psalm 25:1-10 1 Peter 3:18-22 Mark 1:9-15
And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness
Read More9th February 2024 Transfiguration Sunday Mark 9:2-9
explore the images of fire, veiling, blinding, a light shining in darkness, and the play between dazzling white and an overshadowing cloud
Read More2nd February 2024 Luke 2:22-40 Matthew 5:1-12
Familiar Bible passages, re-read, often yield previously missed gems.
Read More24th December 2023 Advent 4 Joy Now and Forever
Focus on the faithfulness and love of God not only in the past, but also in the present and the
future.