thinking honestly about life and faith
Further reflections on Luke’s Gospel, Chapter 1: Just how much, over the centuries of religious piety, has arisen from the use of the word ‘virgin’ to translate the greek ‘parthenon’, a young woman, not married. A young, unmarried woman was … Read More »
This is the year of Luke. In addition to the daily readings set down by the Lectionary, I have decided to follow a simple program of reading each chapter and recording my own immediate reflections upon it. It’s not in … Read More »
It’s been a long time since I posted, but now is a new year and I am ‘back on deck’: a phrase relevant to this post! This week I have been part of our annual Candidates’ Retreat, which is a … Read More »
Today I heard on the news that the new ‘secure’ form of passport, in which a tiny computer chip containing many things about one’s personal identity is placed within the document itself, has been breached. A computer hacker in the … Read More »
I promised to tell some more about the holiday in Fiji.It’s almost three weeks ago, and so quickly the benefit of a holiday is overtaken by busyness.This is a worry! But I do want to reflect on the experience of … Read More »
I haven’t written for a while. Mostly, just too busy. But in fact big things are on the agenda for me.This last ten days, I have been on leave. With my wife Merilyn and our daughter Felicity, I went to … Read More »
Letty Russell’s book Church in the Round is one of the most valuable sources for thinking about what it means to be church today.Her basic image is that of a round table—a table where there is no priority, no place … Read More »
This week the Australian government announced its annual budget. With much fanfare, they have announced a spending spree. The government coffers are sloshing with money, and so there’s an income tax cut for everyone: for about 90% of workers, it … Read More »
Simon Moyle has pressed me to say more about what it means to be people of the truth, in the face of a culture of lies.I guess more than anything I am thinking of a prophetic life-style, as the most … Read More »
This post is about truth, in the context of a culture of lies. This last week has seen the most stunning revelation —if that is the right word—of deception in our public life.It goes on and on. In Australia, there … Read More »