Monthly Archives: March 2018

Witnesses to transformation

Posted on March 31, 2018 by

Easter Day Christ Church Cathedral 1 April 2018 [video] Our second reading for this liturgy is from Paul’s first letter to the troublesome Christian community at Corinth. They were a tough parish for Paul to serve as their pastor, but … Continue reading →

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Rethinking the cross of Jesus

Posted on March 29, 2018 by

Good Friday Christ Church Cathedral 30 March 2018 [video | Letter to my critics | Making meaning out of the cross] This morning I want to speak briefly about the death of Jesus, about the cross. It is a most familiar … Continue reading →

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When words fail …

Posted on March 17, 2018 by

Christ Church Cathedral Grafton Lent 5 (B) 18 March 2018 [video] This week the Sunday lectionary offers us three serves of text, each of which centres around a particular—but different—metaphor. At first glance I wondered what exactly I would do … Continue reading →

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The cleansing of the church

Posted on March 3, 2018 by

Lent 3 (B) Christ Church Cathedral Grafton 4 March 2018 [video] The lectionary today switches us across to a series of readings from the Gospel of John. For the next three Sundays our gospel readings will come from John even … Continue reading →

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