thinking honestly about life and faith
Recently I had the great pleasure of seeing an exhibition of paintings by the French artist Camille Pissarro (1830 – 1903), who was part of the Impressionist movement. The exhibition was part of our day at the Museo del Prado, … Read More »
Is it possible, really, not to worry? Australian people often say ‘No worries’. I have noticed that this is one of the expressions that people from other cultures pick up, really quickly, as they live here. ‘No worries’.
In spiritual life we have a basic choice: between duty or joy.
I’ve just read Anna Funder’s superb novel All That I Am, a brilliant exploration of identity through time and relationship.
First week of the new college year; I preached a sermon on the theme of tradition and traditioning, at our first Tuesday chapel service. Here are some parts of the sermon:
There are some things that really are black or white, and not shades of grey. This is one of the messages of a superb novel by Rosamund Lupton, Afterwards. It’s just her second novel, after her very different but equally … Read More »
I’ve been reading a few reflections on the role and the responsibility of preachers. I found this wonderful quotation, an old Puritan proverb; Thou art a preacher of the Word; mind thy business.
During the holidays I read Julian Barnes’ Booker prize winning novel The sense of an ending. It’s a good read.
This is about dealing with the things you haven’t got done. Is there an appropriate sense of not caring, or perhaps seeing things from a ‘higher’ plane?
This semester I’m teaching about Church: and the search for authentic community. Part of that is about the nature of ministry. I have to wrestle with this myself, constantly. What does it really mean to engage as a representative of … Read More »