Beautiful Humanness
I’ve been watching the TV series ‘Anh’s Brush with Fame’. If you haven’t seen it, it is a half hour of Anh Do, who’s a well-known…
The Evangelische Kirchentag
The Evangelische Kirchentag (Protestant Church Congress) is a biannual festival where the church descends upon a city for a weekend of learning and worship. The long…
The Problem of Dualism
Jim Bradley is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and is helping lead a multi-year project called Randomness and Divine Providence. In…
Lighten Our Darkness
Lighten Our Darkness Oh Lord We Beseech Thee Time and time again You return in memory. Images of childhood Sundays. Young Endeavour, Prayers And songs. From…
Abide in God
This week’s reading and Jenni’s sermon prompted me to think of hermit crab architecture. Stay with me here… Artist Aki Inomata creates exquisite homes for hermit…
Discovering Grace
Wish I were better In so many ways. The stuff behind the veil. The small boy, Still peering from behind The door left Slightly ajar. Travelled…
Contemporary ANZAC Song
Cry for freedom Dedicated to my Uncle, Colin Terrace, who participated in the D-Day landing, Normandy, World War 2 Hear the cry for freedom Above the…
The Comforter’s Psalm
Too long I have wandered the city’s deserted streets: Whispering from corner to corner, “Are You here Lord?” In the after-hours hush of darkened office corridors:…
Lenten Reflections 2017
Join us for the Lenten Journey through reflection written in community.
A Faith Journey
Over the last eight months or so, I have focussed heavily on reviewing the evolution of my faith. I’m logging my reflections and conclusions in two parts. I…
The Feast of Life
“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.” —Psalm 23:5 Psalm 23 is one of my favourite Bible chapters. I can recite…
The Birds of the Air
Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. – Matthew 6:26 God inspires me each morning…