Some may find it strange to be talking to veteran congregations about discipleship, as today’s texts lead me. Most have been making the journey a lot longer than I have, and I’m getting a bit long in the tooth. Yet, once again I will address what I have come to call the magnetic summons ofContinue reading “Teaching disciples to suck eggs”
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WA Council of Churches full of delightful surprises.
What a council we had today! It was hosted by the Syrian Orthodox Church, a small community which is itself hosted by the Norbertine Priory in Queen’s Park – a unique partnership. The richness of the opening prayer service in Aramaic (also bilingual) heralded a morning of celebrating good news of inter-church sharing at theContinue reading “WA Council of Churches full of delightful surprises.”
Trish travels to Nazareth in the name of peace
Trish supervising in our church kitchen News from the Middle East is not all that good right now as Hamas and Israel hammer at each other again. But we’re in the business of celebrating small candles that light the way in the darkness. Nazareth Hospital is one such candle – a Christian place of healingContinue reading “Trish travels to Nazareth in the name of peace”
Despair by chocolate
I sit at the desk opening mail while tucking into a Father’s Day chocolate – a delicious indulgence. My eye falls on World Vision’s Action News – the lead article takes the chocolate industry to task for failing to meet yet another deadline to meet certain measures to curtail the use of child labour inContinue reading “Despair by chocolate”
Does green have a dark side?
I occasionally post “sustainable energy” news clips to the PeaceChurch mailing list, particularly where the church in Australia is adding something to the debate. Responses are inevitably mixed – no less earlier this week when I posted the following: Some 40 religious leaders (including Churches of Christ, as well as leaders from Muslim, Jewish, Hindu,Continue reading “Does green have a dark side?”
Janet’s blogging!
It took a trip to Africa to get my sister blogging. Janet recently returned from a few weeks voluntary work at Kitgum, Uganda. She intended to blog while there – but things were pretty full on. She’s starting to put her reflections down now and the blog should build over the next little while. YouContinue reading “Janet’s blogging!”
Sorry is the first step
Today has been momentous. An obstacle has been removed from the road ahead. Now we can move on to some hard yakka.
Some new websites
Adding to the sidebar some new websites. Our revamped church website. PeaceChurch, a new venture that we hope will become a “parallel congregation” in Perth’s western suburbs – it has a dedicated “justice and mercy” bent. Not up yet, but watch for “Sacred Spaces”, another parallel church celebrating a contemplative approach Many thanks to webmasterContinue reading “Some new websites”
Census data on hand
Now here’s something handy for free No longer do we have to go to the Government Printing Office to buy census data The latest info in all its abundance is available just by clicking here
State of emergency ?!?
At long last, there is some acknowledgment from our elected leaders that remote aboriginal communities are in urgent need of support and help. National debate rages over the form this is taking. At its worst it looks like a sledgehammer approach to communities that are already fragile and vulnerable. At its best it enacts aContinue reading “State of emergency ?!?”
Wondering Pilgrim 