thinking honestly about life and faith
Mindfulness is a big thing just now. It is a welcome shift in focus, from the continuous stress on performance and outcomes. In fact the words I have just written all carry a lot of significance. A shift in focus: … Read More »
We are yet again embroiled in debates about freedom of religion. As so often has been the case, there is no serious attention being given by those making claims for protection of their freedoms to what they really mean, other … Read More »
Every now and again, I come across profound wisdom in the novels I read just for pleasure. Here is one such example, from Michael Robotham, Watching You: Joe O’Loughlin Book 7: Zoe had never been very interested in football. Daniel … Read More »
Advent is the season of expectation and anticipation. It is about ‘the coming of the Lord’? Actually, it is about trying to understand what we mean by ‘the coming of the Lord’. In short, it is far more than the … Read More »
There are real hazards in the freedom of religion—not just in the current debates but in the thing people want and call ‘freedom of religion’. This has become very clear this week as we have visited a number of places … Read More »
Tomorrow is Trinity Sunday and I am delighted to have the opportunity of leading our local community of faith in worship. A generation ago, a leading British scholar wrote in a book on preaching that Trinity Sunday was the one … Read More »
Here is my Reflection, from today’s Christmas Day Service: Someone once made a clever little re-phrasing of the Lord’s prayer, from ‘Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us’, to ‘Forgive us our Christmases, as we … Read More »
I’ve spent this week in Waco, Texas, with a group of leaders and scholars from both Baptist and Catholic churches, commissioned to dialogue together for 5 years on the theme of ‘a common witness’. It has been a surprising … Read More »
It’s been some time since I offered any reflections on the work I am doing as an Interim Pastor with the Box Hill Baptist Church, in Melbourne. Nine months into that role, I think some issues have become much … Read More »
At this time of year, we are reminded constantly of how many days till Christmas—and soon the waiting will be over. Waiting is a theme here: but I find myself wondering whether in fact we are waiting for anything. We … Read More »