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 [...]
Play. Tell. Be. Progress Report
Play. Tell. Be. Exploring authentic leadership and becoming Play. Tell. Be. This is the working title of the the book I am currently writing. A couple of years ago, I reached the [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Listen to the Whispers
Poems from Whisper On My Palm Whisper On My Palm is a new collection of poems I will have published with Resource Publications in 2022. These are poems through the experiences of grief, illness, [...]
hope arising
hearing Michelle, Mikhaila, Alison, Jade, and Tania speak at the Rise Christmas Party 2021 from this still space, this gentle pace of gather, together, communion, we ponder – hope – [...]
Living well with unwelcome circumstances
Unwelcome Circumstances Pandemic Exhaustion & Chronic Fatigue When I heard reports of the exhaustion people were experiencing after these two years living with a global pandemic, I empathised. First, because I, too, [...]
Wisdom calls. Heed her voice and live well.
Reflection on Proverbs 1:20–33, Psalm 19, and Wisdom of Solomon 7:26–8:1 Wisdom calls Listen to Wisdom, and we will dwell in trust, be at ease, (have) [...]
Performing Deborah’s song
Learning about Leading. Lesson 3: carry the song Deborah's song. Sometimes known as Deborah and Barak's song. But Deborah is the one who sings it (the verbs are first person, singular, feminine, in [...]
A balanced discipleship: faith and action
James 1 and St Aidan of Northumbria Reflection for Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest The letter of James exhorts followers of Jesus to have balance in their discipleship. To have [...]
