Alison and the whale

By Alison Sampson

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Alison and the whale episodes:

April 26, 2020 Life, broken and shared
The Risen Christ is recognized when he takes bread, gives thanks and shares it, just as he is seen when we too give thanks for our lives and give ourselves away.
A reflection on Luke 24:13-35 given to Sanctuary, 26 April 2020 (Easter 3A) © Alison Sampson, 2020.
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7min
April 19, 2020 Even scars become gift in God's hands
The children of the COVID-19 lockdown will bear scars of this time for the rest of their lives. We worry about this, and yet, healthy scars bear powerful witness to a living, healing God.
A reflection on John 20:19-31 given to Sanctuary, 19 April 2020 (Easter 2A) © Alison Sampson, 2020.
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7min
April 11, 2020 Trusting that life will prevail
The Apostle Paul said that, if Christ had not been raised, then our faith is in vain. So what is resurrection faith?
A reflection on Matthew 28:1-10 given to Sanctuary, 12 April 2020 (Easter) © Alison Sampson, 2020.
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7min
April 05, 2020 Caught between two parades
There were, and always will be, two parades: one embodying the power of empire, the other, vulnerability and self-sacrifice.
A reflection on Matthew 21:1-11 given Sanctuary, 5 April 2020 (Palm Sunday) © Alison Sampson, 2020.
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7min
March 29, 2020 A word of life to a nation in lockdown
Through the prophet Ezekiel, God promises life to a people cut off from everything they once knew.
A reflection on Ezekiel 37:1-14 given Sanctuary, 29 March 2020 (Lent 5A) © Alison Sampson, 2020
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8min
March 22, 2020 Not Donald, not Boris, but you and me
In a time of increasing unrest, it's not big men but little pepole like us who are needed.
A reflection on 1 Samuel 16:1-13 given to Sanctuary, 22 March 2020 (Lent 4A) © Alison Sampson, 2020.
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9min
March 08, 2020 Giving our hearts to Jesus
Jesus calls us to give our hearts to him, that his love might shine through us.
A reflection on John 3:1-17 given to Sanctuary, 8 March 2020 © Alison Sampson, 2020.
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13min
February 23, 2020 It's about family violence, but not what you might think
To suggest victims of family violence should 'turn the other cheek' is to distort Jesus' teaching in the most toxic and destructive way. A look at the context of these words, and how they are an invitation to challenge all forms of violence and control, including within the family.
A reflection on Matthew 5:38-48 given to Sanctuary, 23 February 2020 © Alison Sampson, 2020.
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9min
February 16, 2020 We need to talk about hell
Gehenna, or hell, is an abomination to God; "indeed, it did not even enter my mind" (Jeremiah 7:31).
A reflection on Matthew 5:21-37 given to Sanctuary, 16 February 2020 © Alison Sampson, 2020.
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13min
February 09, 2020 The uses and abuses of salt
Don’t be a moron. Be pure salt. And be ready to be sprinkled around.
A reflection on Matthew 5:13-20 given to Sanctuary, 9 February 2020 © Alison Sampson, 2020.
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10min

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