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 [...]
Who we say we are. Love Embodied
Part Three of a reflection series for Christ Church Uniting, 10 September 2023 with Romans 12:9–13; 13:8–10 A statement of hope With Romans 12:9–21 May our love [...]
Who we say we are. Mutually Embracing
Part Two of a reflection series for Christ Church Uniting, Wayville, 3 September 2023 with Romans 12:9–21 Fully human together I mentioned in my response in the induction [...]
Who we say we are. One Body
Part One of a reflection series for Christ Church Uniting, Wayville, 27 August 2023 with Romans 12:1–8 On the basis of holiness As we reflect today, we will start [...]
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, [...]
Trinity. Framing our glimpses of the Sacred
Reflection for Pilgrim Uniting Church, 4 June 2023 Praise of the beloved children Fragrant offering of love, gift of your own life, Jesus, our Holy Christ, we thank you. [...]
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 [...]
spiritual but not
fragile we call to each other fragile we meet fragile breaking, falling apart fragile we stand together fragile strangers fragile humans more human together, fragile opening to Sacred mystery, fragile breaking falling open fragile [...]
Resurrection Life
Reflection for Unley Uniting Church, 21 May 2023 Luke 24:44–53 and Acts 1:1–11 Jesus ascends Why stand you there, looking heavenward? In a cloud he left you, in [...]
A poetic invitation to love
Reflection for Willunga Uniting Church, 14 May 2023 John 14:15–21 to love to love me is to keep my teaching, to ask your teacher, to trust your helper; [...]