11 June 2023   Pentecost 2   The Call of Matthew

11 June 2023 Pentecost 2 The Call of Matthew

Matthew was an unlikely disciple; he was a tax collector. Tax collectors were among the most despised group of people in Jewish society of the time they were collecting taxes for the hated and pagan colonial ruler. As such they were seen as collaborators and traitors...
4th June 2023      Trinity Sunday   Matthew 28:16-20

4th June 2023 Trinity Sunday Matthew 28:16-20

Today we celebrate the Ascension and the Holy Trinity.  This lesson does not speak of the Lord’s ascension but it gives clues to its significance – the great commission to make disciples of all nations and its relationship to the Trinity. Do you think that the...
May 28th 2023     Pentecost   Numbers 11:24-30

May 28th 2023 Pentecost Numbers 11:24-30

There’s the rub Back when I lived in Hobart, I had a friend of whom I was quite fond, (and many years later, I’m still good friends with him and his wife and kids.) This friend was one of those people who had (and still has) a very earnest heart for God, and I always...
Easter 7         May 21st 2023         Acts 1:6-14

Easter 7 May 21st 2023 Acts 1:6-14

Saying goodbye This week our lectionary readings focus on Jesus’ farewell. The reading from Acts 1 tells the story of the Ascension (which the church calendar observes this year on May 18), 40 days after Jesus’ resurrection. The Gospel reading is a section of what has...