Preaching into the mirror - Sharmini Kumar: Recent Episodes
Sharmini Kumar
Reflections into the mirror (and just like that, I am done with that phrase) about Luke 23:33-43. On Jesus as king.
Reflections into the mirror (either the mirror is worse or I have got at least three years older since this started) about Luke 21:5-19. On endurance.
Reflections into the mirror (I’m tired of that reflection and she’s also looking a bit tired as well) about Luke 20:27-38. On life and the afterlife.
Reflections into the mirror (as we limp toward the finish line) about Luke 19:1-10. On privilege and grace.
Reflections into the mirror (it now occurs to me I should have been taking selfies to document my ageing process through this project but oh well) about Luke 18:9-14. On mercy.
Reflections into the mirror (the rear view mirror given how long there was between me writing this and posting it) on a Luke 18:1-8. On not giving up.
Reflections into the mirror (for which I am grateful) about Luke 17:11-19. On gratitude.
Reflections into the mirror (I thought about resorting to using a phone camera as a mirror but that’s a bit too complex so I found a real one) about Luke 17:5-10. On faith.
Reflections into the mirror (sometimes it feels so chaotic it should be a mirror ball at a disco) about Luke 16:1-13. On God and money.
Reflections into the mirror (if you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and make a change) about Luke 15:1-10. On joy.
Reflections into the mirror (I did look into a mirror this week that had a $4000 price tag, but I didn’t preach into it … maybe I should have) about Luke 14:25-33. On community.
Reflections into the mirror (not at pretty sight at 7 in the morning) about Luke 14-1, 7-14. On social climbing.
Reflections into the mirror (a hotel bathroom mirror this time) about Luke 13:10-17. On bending under oppression, and freedom.
Reflections into the mirror (how could you even suggest that I am counting down the weeks before I can jettison that dumb pun?) about Luke 12:49-56. On division and the signs of the times.
Reflections into the mirror (I’m talking to the (wo)man in the mirror, I’m asking her to change her ways) about Luke 12:32-40. On fear and generosity.
Reflections into the mirror (while trying not to be distracted by my bad hair day) about Luke 12:13-21. On wealth and community.
Reflections into the mirror (I don’t think I’m supposed to be noticing that it’s a bad hair day, but there you have it) about Luke 11:1-13. On God and prayer.
Reflections into the mirror (although today I was backlit so my reflection was my shadow ….) about Luke 10:38-42. On comparisons and worry.
Reflections into the mirror (that mirror isn’t getting kinder) about Luke 10:25-37. On goodness and gratitude.
Reflections into the mirror (believe me I am counting down the weeks until I jettison that silly pun) about Luke 10:1-11, 16-20. On demons and power and love.
Reflections into the mirror (I should probably spend more time reflection on the poor quality of the wordplay I use) about Luke 9:51-62. On commitment.
Reflections into the mirror (sometimes it’s a mirror ball and I have a disco while I’m preaching) about John 16:12-15. On truth and glory.
Reflections into the mirror (not the rear view mirror, though) about John 14:8-17. On those who are called alongside.
Reflections into the mirror (I’m talking to the man in the mirror; I’m asking him to change his ways) about John 17:20-26. On love and unity.
Reflections into the mirror (if I were a dad, that might almost be a dad joke) about John 14:23-29. On love and peace.
Reflections into the mirror (like a John Wick set piece but with only metaphorical blood) about John 13:31-35. On love.
Reflections into the mirror (I’ve discovered that backlighting puts me in flattering shadow) about John 10:22-30. On hearing the voice of Jesus
Reflections into the mirror (think the house of mirrors from the film ‘Us’) about John 21:1-19. On ordinariness and resurrection.
Reflections into the mirror (maybe a bit like the Star Trek mirror universe, except that I have no idea what I would be like there) about John 20:19-31. On peace.
Reflections into the mirror (both the literal and the digital black mirror, I guess) about John 20:1-18. On life and resurrection.
Reflections into the mirror (sometimes the cross is a mirror, too) about Luke 22:14-23:56. On sadness, forgiveness and trust.
Reflections into the mirror (maybe part of it is me trying to become more comfortable with the person in that mirror?) about John 12:1-8. On spontaneous love.
Reflections into the mirror (the length of this audio doesn’t reflect the length of time I spent reflecting) about Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32. On grace.
Reflections into the mirror (reflecting the reflections in my heart …) about Luke 13:1-9. On tragedy and blame.
Reflections into the mirror (with construction in the background, sorry) about Luke 13:31-35. On other people’s criticism and praise.
Reflections into the mirror (kind of like that cave that Rey enters in The Last Jedi) about Luke 4:1-13. On temptation and identity.
Reflections into the mirror (but not one you can go through into Wonderland) about Luke 9:28-36. On mountaintops.
Reflections into the mirror (hopefully it makes the inside of my brain look bigger) about Luke 6:27-38. On loving enemies.
Reflections into the mirror (don’t worry, it’s not sentient) about Luke 6:17-26. On blessing and woe.
Reflections into the mirror (unlike in ‘Black Mirror’, the non-dystopian kind) about Luke 5:1-11. On being tired and cynical.
Reflections into the mirror (there’s nothing like a good joke, and that is nothing like a good joke) about Luke 4:21-30. On access to grace.
Reflections into the mirror (like the Mary Poppins mirror where the reflection is independent of the person) about Luke 4:14-21. On reparations and justice.
Reflections into the mirror (which crack’d from side to side … no it didn’t but it’s a good story, as Tennyson will tell you) about John 2:1-11. On wine.
Reflections into the mirror (like the one that Richard III called for, according to Shakespeare) about Luke 3:15-17,21-22. On the various identities of Jesus.
Reflections into the mirror (just like Julia Roberts) about Matthew 2:1-12. On knowledge and giving.
Reflections into the mirror (which ‘crack’d from side to side’ a la Tennyson … no it didn’t) about Luke 2:41-52. On ordinariness.
Reflections into the mirror (this week I’m pretending to be Charlize Theron in ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’) about Luke 1:39-45. On women’s friendship.
Reflections into the mirror (the person looking back looks bleary eyed … is that normal?) about Luke 3:7-18. On justice and precursors.
Reflections into the mirror (while I try to concentrate on what I’m saying rather than how my hair looks) about Luke 1:68-79. On doubt and wild hope.
Reflections into the mirror (I really should get one of those funhouse mirrors that turns me upside down) about Luke 21:25-36. On chaos and beginnings and endings.
Reflections into the mirror (like I Corinthians 13:12) about Mark 13:1-8. On destruction and hope.
Reflections into the mirror (not like ‘Black Mirror’; we’re not that dystopian yet) about Mark 12:38-44. On generosity and poverty and systems.
Reflections into the mirror (a bit like Smeagol and Gollum in the Peter Jackson’s ‘Lord of the Rings’) about Mark 12:28-34. On love and being near.
Reflections into the mirror (if you listen for it, there is a similarly weak pun in the actual sermon this week) about Mark 10:46-52. On getting what we want.
Reflections into the mirror (keeps me humble) about Mark 10:35-45. On humility and getting what we want.
Reflections into the mirror (even though I’m beginning to wish I hadn’t made the mirror part of the commitment) about Mark 10:17-31. On riches and children.
Reflections into the mirror (okay, so it’s mostly metaphorical since on this occasion I was for my home church congregation as well, but the intent remains intact) on Mark 10:2-16. On responsibilities and acceptance.
Reflections into the mirror (this week it’s the mirrored splashbacks in my kitchen) about Mark 9:38-50. On being on the outer.
Reflections into the mirror (like a magic trick! actually not like a magic trick at all) about Mark 9:30-37. On women and children and greatness and grace.
Reflections into the mirror (like one of those scary mirrors where you can’t tell what’s real and what’s not and it’s a horror film and your life is in danger) about Mark 8:27-38. On identity and suffering.
Reflections into the mirror (hopefully one of those curved ones that makes me look thinner than I am in real life) about Mark 7:24-37. On pushing back against God.
Reflections into the mirror (is it a Beauty and the Beast mirror that will let me spy on anyone I tell it to? sadly not) about Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23. On hypocrisy.
Reflections into the mirror (is it bad if you look into the mirror and you don't see anyone looking back?) about John 6:56-69. On giving up and turning back.
Reflections into the mirror (which sometimes makes objects look bigger than they really are) about John 6:51-58. On Jesus and ... cannibalism??
Reflections into the mirror (occasionally I see what my heart most desires) about John 6:35-51. On bread and bodies.
Reflections into the mirror (which remind me that my mirror needs cleaning) about John 6:1-21. On miracles and responsibility.
Reflections into the mirror (who is the most confused of them all?) about Mark 6:30-34, 53-56. On not living up to Jesus' example.
Reflections into the mirror (mirror, mirror, on the wall ... ) about Mark 6:14-29. On the tiniest notes of grace.
Reflections into the mirror (who is the preachiest of them all?) about Mark 6:1-13. On faith and doubt and power.
Reflections into the mirror (during which time I try and resist the temptation to fix my hair) about Mark 5:21-43. On grace, and rich and poor daughters.
Reflections into the mirror (sussing out my new haircut while I'm also thinking about spiritual things ...) about Mark 4:35-41. On storms and faith and fear.
Reflections into the mirror (in which I silently wonder, again, whether I can ditch this dumb pun) about Mark 4:26-34. On growing.
Reflections into the mirror (if you don't get the pun by now, you never will) about Mark 3:20-35. On the unforgivable sin.
Reflections into the mirror (still doing that literally) about Mark 2:13-22. On being called.
Note: I totally misread the calendar and should have done Proper 4B this week instead. Oops; my bad. Still, I got to spent time with a story about Jesus, even if it was the wrong one for the week, so it wasn't a total loss.
Reflections into the mirror (it's a tiny handheld mirror in a quiet corner of an airport; does that count?) about John 3:1-17. On God as parent.
Reflections into the mirror (and I do have a reflection, so I'm not a vampire) about John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15. On the Holy Spirit (since it's Pentecost).
Reflections into the mirror (which, it now occurs to me, makes little sense, because don't reflections technically come out of the mirror??) about John 17:6-19. On Jesus and mothering.
Reflections into the mirror (look, the point isn't that it's a pun, the point is that it's a deep, meaningful statement, okay?) about John 15:9-17. On love.
Reflections into the mirror (surprised I have yet to turn to stone) about John 15:1-8. On vines and gardeners and belonging.
Reflections into the mirror (I've been calling it a pun, but to be honest, it's probably not even that ...) about John 10:11-18. On shepherds and hearing voices.
Reflections into the mirror (I can never remember if puns are the lowest form of humour ... or the highest) about Luke 24:36b-48. On bodies and redemption.
Reflections into the mirror (here's a slightly different pun for you: Easter, 2B or ... not to be?) about John 20:19-31. On doubting and meeting Jesus.
Reflections into the mirror (is that a better pun than if I tried to make 'Easter B' stand for Easter Bunny? probably, but only slightly) about Mark 16:1-8. On resurrection and confusion.
Reflections into the mirror (I love a good pun ... and that was nothing like a good pun) about Mar 14:1-15:47. On the people around the cross and the son of God.
Reflections into the mirror (if that pun were a child it would be walking and starting to talk by now) about John 12:20-33. On judgement and faith.
Reflections into the mirror (pun? what pun? did someone say 'pun'?) about John 3:14-21. On love.
Reflections into the mirror (I thought about giving up puns for Lent, but ... I didn't) about John 2:13-22. On Jesus, really. Just Jesus.
Reflections into the mirror (and I haven't turned to stone yet!) about Mark 8:31-38. On suffering and following Jesus.
Reflections into the mirror (wait, is it just me, or is that pun becoming cute?) about Mark 1:9-15. On wilderness experiences.
Reflections into the mirror (still both literal and figurative ... hence the groan-worthy pun) about Mark 9:2-9. On mountaintops and valleys.
Reflections into the mirror (I'm still looking into the mirror and I'm still using that pun) about Mark 1:29-39. On getting up early and sitting with stillness.
Reflections into the mirror (see what I did there? I've only been doing it for over a year now; you probably do see it) about Mark 1:21-28. On being free and being autonomous.
Reflections into the mirror (sometimes that pun makes me smile) about Mark 1:14-20. On repenting, believing and following.
Reflections into the mirror (I keep thinking about changing that pun - not going to do it though) about John 1:43-51. On being see and known.
Reflections into the mirror (for the season of epiphany, I have yet to have one about that pun) about Mark 1:4-11. On Jesus' wildness and holiness.
Preaching into the mirror (to end the calendar year with the same old pun) about Luke 2:22-40. On waiting.
Reflections into the mirror (Merry Christmas! It's the same old pun!) about Luke 1:26-38. On being highly favoured, which, spoiler, doesn't always seem to be a good thing.