Return to life
Easter Day reflections Pulling the lens wider The resurrection of Jesus is told often with a sense of immediacy – whiz – bang – blinding light and earth-shattering suddenness [...]
Returning. Ash Wednesday
Returning Ash Wednesday Ritual and Reflection By Sarah Agnew, forChrist Church Uniting, Wayville On Kaurna Country, with gratitude and respect. We share in the Uniting Church’s commitment to healing and [...]
Liturgy for the General Secretary
The National Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia appoints a General Secretary to help facilitate the administration, mission, and governance of the church's national work. My friend, Andrew Johnson, has [...]
Where is Peter?: Palm Sunday reflections
Reflection for Christ Church Uniting, 10 March 2024 with Matthew 16:21–23 and 'Wandering Heart' by A Sanctified Art Through Lent we have been hearing Peter’s story of life with Jesus. And [...]
Faith enough: Lent 4 reflections
Reflection for Christ Church Uniting, 10 March 2024 with Matthew 16:21–23 and 'Wandering Heart' by A Sanctified Art Hesitation Again, we hear from Hannah Garrity: Peter ‘worries about human things. How [...]
Say it clear: Lent 3 reflections
Reflection for Christ Church Uniting, 3 March 2024 with Psalm 19 & Matthew 16:13–20 and 'Wandering Heart' by A Sanctified Art Who others say Jesus is Peter says ‘You are the Messiah. [...]
Meeting Jesus: Lent 1 reflections
Reflection for Christ Church Uniting, 18 February 2024 with Luke (4:38–41), 5:1–11 and 'Wandering Heart' by A Sanctified Art Encounters Through Lent, our congregation is travelling with the disciple, Peter, entering [...]
Australian Women Preach
Lent 2 - Jesus transfigured I met some of the team behind Australian Women Preach, at a conference in Melbourne last year. The team invited me to present a reflection / homily / [...]
I will open my mouth in a parable
Reflection for Christ Church Uniting, 12 November 2023 with Psalm 78:1–7 Hope restored Listen, people of Holy One: listen to the Story. Hear the ancient chapters of struggle, conflict, [...]
God’s Story at work in us
Reflection for Christ Church Uniting, 5 November 2023 with 1 Thess 2:9–12 Paul sends W/word The word went from member to member through the day, as people met in the market [...]
Worthy of the Name
Reflection for Christ Church Uniting, 22 October 2023 with Exodus 33:12–23 and 1 Thess 1:1–10 For what we may be remembered 1 Thessalonians 1:1–10 Dear Holy One, as [...]
True Words
Artist in Residence – Bringing Life to Words Christ Church Uniting, 8 October 2023 with Psalm 19 True words We began our Artist in Residence program provoked by Mysterious Words [...]
