In this Psalm of praise David uses the experience of a violent storm to praise God as the Lord of Creation as well as alluding to Ancient Near Eastern myths of the storm god slaying the sea dragon of chaos and death.
In an epidemic of loneliness friendship is a balm for the soul. This sermon explores some of the challenges and blessings of friendship, and the extraordinary gift of friendship with God in Jesus.
According to a recent survey, people are more afraid of getting dementia than cancer. Who will I be when I've forgotten who I think I am? This sermon explores the riches the Bible and the Church offer for facing dementia and ageing in general.
You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.
Questions of "Who am I?" and "Where do I belong?" are key to our humanity. This sermon explores how in Baptism and the Church God gives us an answer.
Because Jesus is fully human, like us in every way, yet without sin, he shows us how to be human. But more than that, because he is fully human, his saving work touches every part of our humanity.
Who are we as human beings? Do we matter? This series explores what it means to be human. Right from page 1, the Bible asserts the infinite dignity and worth of every person by declaring we are all made in the image of God. This is the genesis of the idea of universal human rights.
The final 4 chapters of Samuel explore the relationship between God's sovereign rule over history and the responsibility of human rulers to administer justice. They also touch on the cost of reconciliation between warring parties.