thinking honestly about life and faith
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 »
We finished our studies in Britain and chose to travel through Asia for several months on the way home. It was a deeply confronting time: so much beauty and drama, trauma and discovery of what really matters. Our first stop … Read More »
I’m responding to encouragement to share more of my story. I begin with a traumatic event in my teens. I reflect on how this eventually led me to become a theologian and always, as a theologian, a pastor. I grew … Read More »
I’m still here Today marks 41 years since I was ordained to the ministry of ‘word, sacrament and pastoral care’ in the Baptist church. It means many things to me, but one of them is simply the grateful recognition of … Read More »
I’ve greatly enjoyed reading Magda Szubanski’s memoir Reckoning. It’s a rigorously honest and (of course) funny account of growing up in outer suburban Melbourne, discovering her talent for comedy and acting, finding her own identity and sexuality—but all of this played … Read More »