The gift of being heard
Rhythm disrupted Four months ago, I left Canberra, leaving my pool, and my rhythm of regular exercise in that pool, behind. I had been for a few walks in recent months, some of [...]
cherished
my body leans into it, the warmth: starved of it, these winter days of grey my body reaches up to it, the expanse: breathes again out from under heavy skies my body stretches into [...]
Unexpected Neighbours
Jesus, story, and expectations Luke 10:25–37 When we hear stories of Jesus, and parables, the stories he told, we come to those stories with expectations. I like to invite us to [...]
The seasons turn
Opening to the gifts Seasons change. As they do, they bring us new gifts, offer us new challenges. How do we move through the seasons open to the gifts, ready [...]
Happy Birthday Uniting Church!
Celebrating our living of God's dream On Sunday, the children and I wove scarves together in an illustration of the gift the Uniting Church is to us, in honour of [...]
God’s Dream: to be one is to be diverse
Pentecost reflection But first, the prayers Call to Worship & Commissioning Invocation Prayer of our humanity Genesis 11:1–9 (with Romans 8:14–17 and Acts 2:1–21) [...]
For the whole of you
Minister's reply: Closure of Ministry Service We recently held the service to close my ministry with Wesley Uniting Church, Canberra. As part of these services in the Uniting Church, [...]
Whisper on My Palm Book Launch
On Thursday 31 March, my latest poetry collection, Whisper on My Palm, was launched at Rise Sanctuary, Canberra. Rev Drs Ockert Meyer (United Theological College, Sydney) and Sarah Bachelard (Benedictus Contemplative Church) spoke eloquently of poetry [...]
Carrying Holy Light
Transfiguration Sunday Reflections What happens on the mountain The first story we heard on Transfiguration Sunday was of Moses coming down from the mountain, his face shining, and the people astonished. We [...]
Church elections as witness
Ordering congregational life This Sunday our congregation holds its Congregational Life AGM (we split the business of the congregation, and hold a Budget AGM in the Spring). At this Summer AGM, we gather [...]
Aligned with God’s Way of Love
Reflection for Wesley Uniting Church Jeremiah 17:5–10; Psalm 1; Luke 6:17–26 Blessing. Woe. Judgement? When a prophet, when Jesus, announces blessing and woe, what is really going on? Well, let’s start with [...]
When God calls
Preaching at Wesley Uniting Church, Canberra Jer 1:4 – 10; Luke 4:21 – 30 Today’s reflection is poetic, a meditation on the call of God to people, individuals and together, as we [...]