Shows
John Hebenton's PodcastLiving Simply for CreationJohn uses the Lambeth Call on Environment and Sustainable Development to introduce this year’s Season of Creation. He explores the burning bush logo and introduce some thoughts around living simply. What is it we are invited to listen to at this time?To help with listening to the earth, here is a link to the Earth examen https://seasonofcreation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2021-SOC-Earth-Examen.pdfAnd I used this video made by TSSF made last year https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmxnP-kL7cs&authuser=0 You can listen to this sermon here ht...
2022-09-0521 min
John Hebenton's PodcastThriving with FrancisFrancis understood at a deep level God’s deep desire that all creation might thrive. He also understood that for that to happen relationships between people, and people and creation needed to be restored. This is the deep longing in scripture. It is what the covenants longed for. It is what Jesus came to complete. It is what he taught and lived. We see that in the story today – Deuteronomy allows divorce when woman displeases the husband. The central theme of this years Season of creation remind us that we are all interconnected Because relationships broken too often...
2021-10-0819 min
John Hebenton's PodcastDepraved Banquets, Beheading John the Baptizer, and Being LGBTIQ+ in ChurchMark 6:14-29 is such a yuk story if we read it on its own. This story has echoes with previous stories and reminds us of the ongoing stories, including the stories in Tauranga Moana over the last week. They remind us of the story of St. George and the battles that happened here and Te Ranga in 1864. They remind me of the experiences I had with the rainbow members of TSSF in Australia and here in Aotearoa.But this is not a story on its own. It immediately contrasts with the stories of the feeding of the 5000+ and 4000+, stories of...
2018-07-1620 min