St John's Canberra Talks

Dr Winifred points to what we've missed and haven't seen, after Jesus met a man who was blind.

Rev'd Dave responds to some of the conceits surrounding our power to 'master' ourselves, with the gospel's different and revolutionary approach.

What, exactly, was Jesus' living water? And how, exactly, did he turn her life around? And what are our longings for a partner really saying to us? (Rev'd Dr Andrew)

'Faith.' Not the same as manifesting. Not a hobby, like collecting model trains. Something intensely relational. And relationships mean taking a risk. (Rev'd Dave)

Megan, Andrew, and Dave have a go at questions sent by text and from the floor.

Now that a VAD regime is upon us, how might we respond to it? (Megan Best) Slides and other resources at tinyurl.com/SJ-LitD .

What vision of the end of life is worth loving more than the VAD vision? (Andrew Cameron) Slides and other resources at ⁠tinyurl.com/SJ-LitD⁠ .

What is VAD and euthanasia? What is not euthanasia? How will it affect our existing practices of end of life care? (Megan Best) Slides and other resources at ⁠tinyurl.com/SJ-LitD⁠ .

Why are we having this conference called 'Light in the Darkness'? (Dave McLennan) Other resources at ⁠tinyurl.com/SJ-LitD⁠ .

Temptation slithers in sneakily. It relies on desire. What to do, when our desire for what's very good, goes very bad? To whom shall we look? (Rev'd Dave)

We make plans for a lot of things. Why not for the rest of your (eternal) life? (Rev'd Murrary)

When we're in a dark place, we're desperate for a spot of light. But where do you look? (Rev'd Dr Andrew)

Being 'salt' and 'light' sometimes has a bad outcome, and sometimes a good outcome. How much does that matter? (And why are 'values' a bit rubbish?) (Rev'd Dave)

What ways forward does Jesus gives for lives that are really, really hard? (Rev'd Dr Andrew)

Rev'd Dave looks at all the kinds of darkness Christ came to change.

'Seeing'. You can see just what's in front of you. Or what's coming. Or what was behind. Or, a whole lot more. (Rev'd Dave)

Rev'd Andrew on a speech that changed everything, for Cornelius, and the world.

Rev'd Andrew on the surprising continuation of God's Epiphany to the world ...

The Massacre of the Innocents, straight after Christ's birth, shows how suffering is 'baked in'. But Rev'd Andrew shows how 'Rachel's weeping' might actually hint at some hope.

How do you end the darkness? (Rev'd Dr Andrew)

Rev'd Dave on how the Virgin Birth of Christ give us hope and meaning--and exposes the worldview that you're trusting in.

Rev'd Andrew revisits this week's passages, in the aftermath of the Bondi tragedy. (Includes a statement by the Primate.)

John the choir, readers, and congregations of St John's as we hear again the epic biblical story of Jesus' coming, with *so much music!*

What do you do when you need a result, but God's time does not match your time? (Rev'd Andrew)

What makes our lives like a desert? And why was even John the Baptist unsure if Jesus led the way out of it? (Rev'd Dave)