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Elizabeth and Zechariah speak
Cate Thorn explores the Advent season through the characters of Elizabeth and Zechariah from Luke’s gospel
Topic:
Christmas Characters
John the Baptiser
Cate Thorn explores the Advent season through the character of John the Baptist
Topic:
Christmas Characters
Unlearning for creation’s sake
Cate Thorn speaks in the 2017 Season of Creation about how we need to rethink and understand anew our relationship to creation
Topic:
Season of Creation
Resurrection season again
Cate Thorn explores what we might believe about resurrection as 21st century progressive Chrsitians
Topic:
Christian practices, Progressive Christianity, Easter, Faith
Oneness
Cate Thorn explores the concept on one God, unity and community
Topic:
Progressive Christianity, Faith
In days to come
Cate Thorn introduces us to the prophet Isaiah
Topic:
Prophets, Isaiah
God for an exile
Cate Thorn explores the poetry of Isaiah
Topic:
Prophets, Isaiah
Where does scripture take us?
Cate Thorn wonders about scripture and our assumptions when we read the Bible
Topic:
Christian practices, Progressive Christianity, The Bible
Separately together in these times
The first Sunday when church was cancelled at the beginning of the Covid 19 pandemic; a reading and sermon recorded in the church before we moved into the first lockdown
Topic:
Lent
Agents for Life
6 September 2020. 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time. St Matthew-in-the-City, Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand
Topic:
Season of Creation
Let’s talk about Mary and Eve
Cate Thorn explores the way we have approached Eve and Mary through the ages and suggests another way
Topic:
Progressive Christianity, Saints, Mary the mother of Jesus
Advent wreath making
Cate Thorn shows us how to make an Advent wreath at home
Topic:
Christian practices
Living the Story
Cate Thorn explores how we can live out the Christmas Story
Topic:
Christmas Characters
Temptations
Cate Thorn begins the 2022 Lenten series exploring healing with the gospel of Luke
Topic:
Christian practices, Lent
Theologies of repentance
Cate Thorn continues the 2022 Lenten series exploring repentance as part of healing
Topic:
Christian practices, Lent
Prodigal Grace
Cate Thorn continues the 2022 Lenten series exploring grace as part of healing
Topic:
Christian practices, Lent
Pentecost
Cate Thorn looks for the coming of the Holy Spirit in our city
Topic:
Pentecost
What is faith?
Cate Thorn explore what we mean by faith with Hebrews 11
Topic:
Progressive Christianity, Faith