This sermon was preached on the 24th of November 2024, the Feast of Christ the King, in the Anglican Parish of Kalamunda-Lesmurdie Texts: John 18.33-37 “If my kingdom belonged to this world, my followers would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews.” Jesus uttered these words as he stood before Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea. His hands were bound. His face was beaten and bloodied. He had not slept that night. ...
This sermon was preached on the 6th of October 2024, the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, in the Anglican Parish of Kalamunda-Lesmurdie Texts: Job 42.1-6, 10-17 We have just heard the conclusion of the Book of Job. It all sounded pretty clear cut, didn’t it? Job, addressing God, repents. Job has lost his property, his family, his social standing… he has even lost his health. And for Job and his three friends, dire consequences only ever follow after dire actions. ...
This sermon was preached on the 6th of October 2024, the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, in the Anglican Parish of Kalamunda-Lesmurdie Texts: Job 1.1,2-10 The Book of Job takes a person blameless and upright, and puts them through the loss of almost everything. It’s a huge book, forty-two chapters, one of the largest texts within the Bible, so I need to do a little bit of retelling. We didn’t hear in our reading today of the first losses that Job suffers. And at first, the losses happen at a distance: he hears of them one by one, through a series of messengers. ...
I’ve just enrolled in a Graduate Diploma in Theology at Murdoch University. I was able to enrol via an alternative pathway opened by the Wollaston Certificate in Theology, a one year part-time course offered by the Anglican Diocese of Perth. The Wollaston Certificate allows (if approved by the coordinators) an alternate pathway into enrolment in the Murdoch theology program - a wonderful path into postgrad study if you don’t otherwise meet the prerequisites. By doing eight units, including the four core units, and then putting together your work in a portfolio, you can apply for admission to Murdoch. ...