marcus curnow
As he walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2His disciples asked him, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?’ 3Jesus answered, ‘Neither this man nor his parents sinned; he was born blind so that God’s works might be revealed in him. 4We* must work the works …
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In the poker game of 1 Samuel kingship the Prophet Samuel risks death and plays his hand... God calls his bluff and David, the lover and fighter is anointed based on the heart.... We read the Hebrew Bible reading in 3 parts with Sting's chorus of a song... As with the Christian story we beging …
It’s Christ the King Sunday. The last of the church year. What’s your reaction / first thoughts when i offer you that image?? I’ve just come from the States. What has been your reaction/ first thoughts to the election of Donald Trump? Shock, anger, fear… - Last night mike pence at at Broadway theatre …
Wendell has made some statements recently about gay marriage. I've had some great conversations and debates over the years about the tensions between Berry's emphasis on fidelity versus his emphasis on respecting natural limits with regards to this issue. My own journey toward being more optimistic about gay marriage has been deeply influenced by Wendell's …
Given the sort of physical risk the Bible implies Mary had to survive in order to have a baby, I’ve always thought that these images of revolutionary women might be more appropriate for the mother of Christ rather than the domesticated, insipidly pale faced, blue veiled, watery eyed portraits we’re used to. If you consider …
My attempt to capture the 40 key discipleship action points or dynamics from Mark’s Gospel based on the things Jesus tells disciples to do directly or that are implied in the flow of text. 40 is symbolic of Lenten and baptisimal preparation. The Beginning: Prepare the Way: Discipleship is a Road Movie Mark 1:1-2 Understand Location: …
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These are some of the slides and notes from my presentation at the 'Welcome to My Place' Workshop run by Welcome to Australia, Surrender and Crossway and held at the Crossway Center in late November. The day was designed to equip people to become aware of and assist asylum seekers and refugees in their communties. Some …
I had the honour of visiting Dimboola last week as part of NAIDOC week activities. Wurega Aboriginal Corporation was sponsoring the My People, Culture and Country exhibition which was birthed at Bunjilaka through Museum Victoria's Indigenous Pathways Project. Wurega stated that... "By creating this exhibition, the students have learnt so much about their heritage and culture, they …
The Seeds Footscray mob again hosted our next instalment of Go Engage: The Direct Action Campaign of Jesus in Mark 1-4. We started our study with our gut reactions to the term: Christian Healing! Response’s included “Is super natural ‘real’ and if so how does this work?” “I want to exorcise images of Benny Hinn …
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On May 30 the Seeds Footscray mob hosted a discussion on Mark 1:1-20 'Follow Where the Wild Things Are!: Commission for Mission' as part of our Bible Study Series entitled: Go Engage: Jesus’ Direct Action Campaign in Mark 1-4 I thought I'd pick out a couple of tweets for a few themes that became the focus of our discussion. The Beginning! …
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The People's Table... 