Season of Peace and Joy?
11
Dec
Our car park behaviour gives it all away. It is said to be a season of peace and joy, but it doesn’t look at all like that in the car park, or on the roads in general. I’ve just been … Read More »
Category Archives: Reflections on text and context
On not living in the past
22
Nov
It may be my stage of life or the fact I have recently attended many anniversary events, and some funerals, but we find ourselves often talking about the past. Truth to tell, the past is often a less threatening place! … Read More »
I Dissent
15
Nov
This post is written against the background of a dreadful political malaise. I use the word dreadful because there is indeed much to fear. Millions of people are feeling profound angst because of the election of Donald Trump again to … Read More »
‘They’re doing the best they can’: We’re all on our L-PLates
23
Oct
Waiting to cross an intersection, I noticed the loud blaring of a car horn, from the third car back from the lights. I realised that the front car had not progressed and then I noticed that the driver was a … Read More »
Mutual Obligation: what do we owe to our 10 year olds?
2
Sep
It’s at least 20 years now since the idea was put forward that those who receive support from the community through ‘welfare’ payments have an obligation to society—more or less to show that they deserve that support. The policy was … Read More »
My Stories 2: Recovering from fundamentalism
19
Aug
I was sixteen years old and the question of what I would do with my life (as we used to put it) was becoming urgent. Again, the story begins with the church youth group: At that time it was the … Read More »
An open story—and my story
16
Jul
This coming Sunday I will return to East Doncaster Baptist Church, where I was ordained as a pastor almost 50 years ago! I will speak about stories, as it was here that I re-discovered a love for children’s stories, which … Read More »
“A life worth living”
31
May
I will be preaching this coming Sunday at the Collins Street Baptist Church, Melbourne, the first Sunday in a 5 part series on “A life worth living”. The Pastor, Dr Simon Holt, invited me and 4 others to address this … Read More »
Trinity: making some sense of a wonderful mystery
25
May
I thought it worth sharing again this post about the experience of God as trinity: Tomorrow is Trinity Sunday—a time to reflect on this dimension of the life of faith as we engage with this especially challenging and enriching … Read More »
Some Pentecostal thoughts
13
May
I will be preaching this coming Sunday for a group of churches who will meet on Pentecost Sunday. I thought to share a few thoughts which will form some of the basis for my sermon. The principal text is the … Read More »