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John Squires
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Bald, bearded, and bespectacled; Uniting Church Minister and Editor; committed to social justice and environmental responsibility, ally of First Peoples and LGBTQIA+ people; servant to three feline overlords.
Blogs at https://johntsquires.com
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For those following the Rev Common Lectionary, the Gospel passage for this coming Sunday takes us into a celebration early in the Gospel of John. But is it all joy and celebration?
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Ominous clouds overshadowing a joyous celebration (John 2; Epiphany 2C)
For the second Sunday in Epiphany, we are offered a passage from early in the book of signs—the work that we know as the Gospel according to John. It is the first sign performed by Jesus, when he w…
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January 14, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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A fine man, a great scholar: giving thanks for Richard Hays
I’ve heard the sad news that New Testament scholar Prof. Richard Hays has died this week. He recently had a recurrence of an earlier pancreatic cancer and just last week entered hospice care. I rem…
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January 5, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Why “the Christmas story” is not history (2): Luke 1-2 and Matthew 1-2
In a scene that is often called The Annunciation (Luke 1:26–38), an announcement that is made to Mary, informing her that she will bear a child. You can read more of my reflections on this scene at…
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December 18, 2024 at 3:12 AM
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#Jeremy4Lyne

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MidCoast deputy mayor in the race for the seat of Lyne - NBN News
MidCoast deputy mayor, Jeremy Miller has thrown his hat in the ring for the upcoming Federal electio
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December 18, 2024 at 2:39 AM
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Jeremy Miller is Standing4Lyne

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Standing4Lyne in 2025
Elizabeth and I have had an interesting sequence of experiences over the past six months. It all began some months after we had moved to Dungog, late last year, and settled in to the community here…
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December 16, 2024 at 2:51 AM
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On the story of the season fast approaching …
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Christmas: not actual history, but powerful myth
As I have written in two earlier posts, the biblical accounts of the birth of Jesus are not actual history. They are stories told to indicate the special nature of Jesus. Which means, we shouldn’t …
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December 15, 2024 at 10:09 AM
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Independent Lyne is gearing up to support an community-backed Independent candidate in the 2025 federal election.

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Independent Lyne is a community-led organisation looking to contribute to better democracy in our local community. Help us find and support an independent candidate who can genuinely represent the peo...
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December 2, 2024 at 10:47 AM
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This coming Sunday we move into Advent in the church’s year

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Preparing for the joyous celebration soon to come (Advent in Year C)
The season of Advent, which begins this Sunday, marks the beginning of a new year in the calendar of the church. Advent is a period of four weeks of preparation ahead of the joyous celebration of C…
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November 25, 2024 at 3:58 AM
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For this coming Sunday

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A kingdom not from this world (John 18; The Reign of Christ, Pentecost 27B)
I preached this sermon for Project Reconnect, to be used in the resources they distribute for Sunday 24 November 2024, the Festival of the Reign of Christ. For information about Project Reconnect, …
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November 19, 2024 at 9:46 PM
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‘Yes, it is genocide’ in Gaza says Israeli professor of Holocaust studies
In a blistering essay on the mass killing and devastation in Gaza, Amos Goldberg, professor of Holocaust History at the department of Jewish history and contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew...
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November 16, 2024 at 11:02 PM
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I am here now.
Another ex-X.
November 16, 2024 at 12:22 AM