Abide with Jesus, or, Courageous Love
Reflection for Easter 5 - Wesley Uniting Church Canberra Abide. Most of the meanings of this English word given in my 20 year old Macquarie Dictionary are prefaced with ‘archaic’. [...]
Reflection for Easter 5 - Wesley Uniting Church Canberra Abide. Most of the meanings of this English word given in my 20 year old Macquarie Dictionary are prefaced with ‘archaic’. [...]
The walk with Jesus to the cross Wednesday. It's 8:00 pm. I've just come home, put my PJs on, heated dinner and popped the top of a beer. This is [...]
Reflection on Exodus 20:1–17 Ten Commandments. Ten, among over a hundred scattered through the Torah – in the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy. Which are the most important? Which underpin the [...]
Reflection for Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest Psalm 25:1–10 (& Genesis 9:8–17; Mark 1:1–11) Psalm 25:1–10 To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. O my God, in you I trust; do not let [...]
Reflection for Transfiguration Sunday 2 Kings 2:1–12; Mark 9:2–9; Psalm 50:1–6 Sometimes stories come like unexpected guests, a knock on the door, hi! I’ve come to visit – oh, [...]
Reflection for Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest Epiphany 4 1 Corinthians 8:1-13; Mark 1:21-28; Deuteronomy 18:15-20 Grace Tame. Australian of the Year. Possibly the most talked about person in our country this week. [...]
1 Samuel 3:1-10, (11-20) and John 1:43-51 Reflection for Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest, Epiphany 2 Samuel I am still quite young. I sleep in the place of worship, [...]
Finding meaning through ancient story Homily for Advent 4 – Lessons and Carols Worship at Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest Isaiah 9:2, 6-7 and Isaiah 11:1-4 I want to take you [...]
Reflection on the Word – Advent 2 Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest We begin with a translation of Mark 1:1–8 by Richard W Swanson Provoking the Gospel of Mark (255–56) (also here) 1 Beginning of [...]
A moment for reflection 5 December 2010, Adelaide West Uniting Church, two women, three men, all under 40 years of age, were ordained by the church as Ministers of the Word. [...]
Light born in the night Born in the night, Mary’s child, a long way from your home; coming in need, Mary’s child, born in a borrowed room.* Oh that the [...]
Revealed I really dislike gender reveals. They seem to be growing in popularity, not least for the hilarious videos of failed reveal stunts. Then there's the devastating reveal stunts that [...]