July 18, 2020
A few years ago I was driving home late one night listening to the radio after attending a function in Perth. The host was speaking to a man working in […]
July 11, 2020
About 18 years ago, my father asked me if I had considered being ordained as a priest. I remember the occasion vividly as I was packing up to come back […]
July 4, 2020
I have wonderful memories of watching my son play with his two small boys, our grandsons. Throwing them in the air and catching them, holding and letting go, the rough […]
June 27, 2020
I remember very clearly, as if it were only yesterday, the death of a young man, who was killed when he was struggling with depression. He had been brought up […]
June 20, 2020
Our inability and unwillingness to speak about fear and what frightens us, and Jesus’ clear expectation we will face division and brokenness in our lives because of the world’s response […]
June 13, 2020
I have been continuing to read this week about the Black Lives Matter movement, trying to understand what is happening, to see what I can do as I hear the […]
May 30, 2020
It is wonderful to be here in church with you on the ‘church’s birthday’, the Day of Pentecost, 50 days after Easter and 10 days since we celebrated Jesus’ ascension […]
May 16, 2020
One of the great gifts of John’s Gospel is the insight and understanding offered to all disciples and would-be followers; there is nothing conditional about Jesus’ message or his love […]
May 9, 2020
Our willingness and capacity to trust is frequently tested in our world today. Depending on the issue and the individuals concerned we heap on the scorn and reject invitations to […]