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 [...]
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 [...]
Holding Light together
Minister's reply – service of induction to Christ Church Uniting, Wayville Being from a family of teachers, one of the gifts I have received is an insatiable desire to learn. [...]
I incline my heart
Reflecting on Psalm 119:105–112 and Matthew 13:1–9 Falling seeds Listen. Life scatters seeds indiscriminately. Seeds of hope, of peace, of kindness; seeds of joy, of love, of wisdom. Falling [...]
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 [...]
Of miracles and laughter
Reflection for Pilgrim Uniting Church, 18 June 2023 Sarah laughed Read aloud or listen to Genesis 18:1–15. How did Sarah laugh? What do you hear and imagine of Sarah's [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
Meditations for Lent 3
Reflection for Clayton-Wesley Uniting Church, 12 March 2023 : Lent 3 Meditation 1: Beside Jacob's Well John 4:5–22 By the well of Jacob, Jesus met a woman; by the well of [...]
Guarding our heart’s treasure
Reflection for Athelstone Uniting Church, 26 February 2023 : Lent 1 Matthew 6:19–21 In secret litany based on Matt 6:1–6, 16–21 (Sarah Agnew, Pray the Story) Come into a secret room, [...]
Resolution foolish
Reflection for Brougham Place Uniting Church, 29 January 2023 Micah 6:1–8; Psalm 15; 1 Cor 1:18–31; Matt 5:1–12 Realignments My car service falls due each January. New five years [...]