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Hope in a Hopeless World

Can be heard here Gate Pa – Advent 1 2015 Readings: Psalm                         Psalm 25:1-10                                                                         First Reading:             Jeremiah 33:14-16                   Second Reading:        1 Thessalonians 3:9-13            ...

Advent Hope

Mark Davis   writes, “The apocalyptic waiting of the Advent season, is torn between avoiding rudimentary distractions and living with desperate faithfulness in a world where God is at work. And as disparate as those two options sound, they describe perfectly the dynamics of Advent 2015. In a world where environmental destruction is heating the planet and bringing threats of drought to one corner of humanity, we are invited to “Tech the halls” with new and improved gadgets. In a world facing the worst refugee crisis of the modern era, we are invited to focus on a “war on Christmas” over red coffee cups. In a world where terror chills the heart in one moment, pumpkin spice warms the body in the next.” Advent Hope Advent Hope is not a static thing. Like the evolution of hope between Jeremiah and Luke, our understanding of hope in God keeps evolving. Advent hope is also the reform of our present ways, the priorities we base our lives on, share our wealth, organise our commun...

The Reign of Christ in the face of horror

Listen to it here Gate Pa – Reign of Christ Sunday 2015 Readings: Psalm                          Psalm 132:1-12, 13-18            First Reading:                         2 Samuel 23:1-7 Second Reading:                    Revelations 1:4b-8 Gospel:                                    John 18:33-37                        ...