Pentecost 15, Season of Creation: Protecting the Commons As you know, for the next few weeks we are reflecting on our place in creation and what this means. More correctly…
I am sitting here at dawn on the eastern side of Alice Springs looking out into the Macdonnell ranges. This is a beautiful but dry and weary land where there…
I have 3 little grandchildren and one of them asks theological questions. I don’t know why, but it is just this one child and his questions range from the personal…
Last week we saw Jacob struggling with his life and with his relationships with his family and with God. Now we get a little glimpse of the next generation and…
Recently, we have spent time with the scriptures that tell us about Jacob. Today we hear of Jacob wrestling. Wrestling is a very intimate activity. Two people, strangers perhaps, in…
Our COVID-driven time of withdrawal from busy-ness has provided many challenges to how we live our lives. For me, and I suspect many others it has highlighted the role relationships…
It wasn’t the first time that Hagar had found herself in the desert. Our story of Hagar and Ishmael being cast out is preceded by another incident recorded in Genesis…
Studies show that church-goers are generally people of hope who like to fix or improve things, including themselves. We want to really live out our faith, both individually and in…
Loving God, we thank you that you are always as close to us as breath, that your love is constant and unfailing. We thank you for all that sustains life, and…
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