I am often struck by how often the lectionary speaks into current events. This week Luke 13 gives a slant to the AFL (Australian Football League) Snoop Dogg Dilemma. In Luke 13:10–17, Jesus heals a woman who has been bent over for eighteen years. He does this on the Sabbath, provoking outrage from the synagogueContinue reading “The AFL’s Moral Quandary”
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Gardeners in the Dark
The folk gathering for worship this morning were surprised when the power went out. They were left without lyrics and music or a public address system. Further, the church kitchen was out of order for the much anticipated post service pot luck. Our experienced worship leader (96 years young) handled the situation with ease. SheContinue reading “Gardeners in the Dark”
Getting Around – an Ode
I grimaced as he said, “I’ve got news – both good and bad.”My Cerato could be fixed, but the bill would make me sad.Still, hope returned; I give the car one final trusting thought,And reminisce on all the rides I had once proudly bought. (All images on this page are representative and licensed under CreativeContinue reading “Getting Around – an Ode”
Faeries in the Garden
A faerie has appeared in the garden at Resthaven, where my mother passed away earlier this year. It takes its place among other memorials, a perpetual reminder of my late mother’s imagination and her faithful journey towards the Tree of Life. As the eldest of three, I scoffed when my mother alluded to “faeries atContinue reading “Faeries in the Garden”
Join me at my campfire
Meta’s suspension and the loss of 15 years’ worth of Facebook networks has driven me into the wilderness of social media. I emerge intending to build on Substack and WordPress. Join me for a yarn at Pilgrim’s Rest.
Thoughts and Prayers – do they work?
Luke 11:1-13 As I read through Luke’s gospel, I try to see in myself how one thought leads to another. I don’t know that this was Luke’s process, for he begins his work by stating his intention to set out an orderly account “of the things that have been fulfilled among us, just as theyContinue reading “Thoughts and Prayers – do they work?”
The Rage of Age
Fire, uncontained, destroys. Fire, contained and focused, creates, transforms, and welcomes. As I approach the upper levels of my anticipated lifespan, I notice the extent to which rage has lurked in my negotiations of life’s challenges and opportunities. Perhaps it began in the gritty arena of the primary school playground, where, at the tender ageContinue reading “The Rage of Age”
Dealing with Meta Exile
A sudden suspension notice severed my connection to over 15 years of meaningful conversations, collaborative action groups, and cherished interest circles along with an international web of contacts that, in some cases, spanned even longer. The abruptness erased a deeply interwoven digital history without warning.Several days of appeals with AI bots and the occasional humanContinue reading “Dealing with Meta Exile”
Chaos & Grieving
In these days of chaos, I am traveling with the daily meditations of Matthew Fox and Richard Rohr. They give me occasion to reorient my questing heart to respond rather than react to each day’s rapidly unfolding events. Today Fox draws our attention to the rising awareness and questioning about the antichrist. In simple terms,Continue reading “Chaos & Grieving”
Ponderables
The traffic of my mind can get quite busyPondering questions that leave me dizzyDoes history repeat or does it rhyme?How many ways do we conceive of time? Where do things begin and where do they end?Is space linear or does it somehow bend?How does my mind conjure such thoughts?And leave my reasoning tied up inContinue reading “Ponderables”
Wondering Pilgrim 