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 [...]
Awe for River
Season of Creation, River Sunday, at Christ Church Uniting, 24 September 2023 with Genesis 8:20–22; 9:12–17; Revelation 21:1–5 Note As part of my reflection on Genesis and Revelation portions [...]
Art for The Voice
The Effective Living Centre is co-hosting Indigenous arts events this week in support of the proposed First Nations Voice to Parliament. Tuesday evening, a film screening and conversation with the director; this weekend [...]
Joseph, his brothers, and absurd generosity
Reflection for Christ Church Uniting, Wayville, 20 August The beginning of the story of Joseph and Bros. Joseph, son of Rachel and Jacob son of Rebekah and Isaac son [...]
The song your ancestors taught you
Reflection for Pilgrim Uniting Church, 9 July 2023 an adaptation of Matthew 11:16–19, 25–30 by Sarah Agnew for worship in NAIDOC week What if it happened today? What if it happened like this, [...]
Sacred Presence in Fractured Lives
Reflection for Pilgrim Uniting Church, 25 June 2023 Sarah's turn as God promised, though I had laughed to think of motherhood, shocked to think of motherhood, afraid of motherhood [...]
Spirited Empowerment
Reflection for Pilgrim Uniting Church, 28 May 2023 Acts 2:1–21 and the book of Joel Fly to us, Spirit Holy Fill our rooms with sound, with wind, with [...]
while the jacarandas burst
jacarandas shout rebirth! life turns out of winter sleep; yet, spring’s unseasonal storms wash purple tears in torrents a brother, all of a sudden; a mother, cancer let go at last the trees and [...]
of ripples, glistening
sunlight shows the surface ripples, glistens gold on dew-dropped leaves; warms my legs and blinds me as I squint past upper story windows to the vast pristine blue from hidden perches, kookaburras’ laughter draws [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]