I have long evaded the call to write on the current debate concerning LGBTA rights/rites and marriage. Today I was sedated for a medical procedure and warned not to do anything that would impair my judgment. What an invitation! Throwing caution to the wind, here is a summary of some of my thoughts on the whole LGBT,Continue reading “My sedated rant on the LGBTA thing and the Church”
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Protesters against children in detention removed from parliament after sit-in | Australia news | The Guardian
Protesters against children in detention removed from parliament after sit-in | Australia news | The Guardian. Refugee Week, tenth anniversary of John Howard’s edict releasing children from detention under his government, 800th anniversary of Magna Carta, all coming together in this respectful act of protest by Church folk in our national parliament today. Release allContinue reading “Protesters against children in detention removed from parliament after sit-in | Australia news | The Guardian”
Stations of the Resurrection #4: Feed My Sheep
Originally posted on Wembley Downs Church of Christ:
John 21: 1 – 19 He took Thomas from doubt to faith… … and Peter from faith to action. Visit James C. Somerville reflection (Click here)
Stations of the Resurrection #3:
Originally posted on Wembley Downs Church of Christ:
STATIONS OF THE RESURRECTION Jesus eats with disciples and explains the Scriptures Luke 24:36b-48 The risen Christ made himself known to two grieving disciples after he had walked with them on the road to Emmaus and they had offered hospitality. Some days later he eats and teaches…
Stations of the Resurrection 2: Thomas
Originally posted on Wembley Downs Church of Christ:
2: Thomas meets the Risen Christ John 20:19-31 Jesus invites each one of us, through Thomas, to touch not only his wounds, but those wounds in others and in ourselves, wounds that can make us hate others and ourselves and can be a sign of separation and…
Stations of the Resurrection
Originally posted on Wembley Downs Church of Christ:
As familiar as many are with the Stations of the Cross, the Stations of the Resurrection are an extension of the story. Here at Wembley Downs we are introducing these Easter points of reflection for the whole Easter season through to ascension Day and Pentecost, adding a new…
Palm Sunday: come walking with us
Palm Sunday marches – what do they achieve? Hear Perth’s Fr Chris and come and join us in Perth (1pm at St George’s Cathedral) or at one near where you live.
Lenten Voices: Boundaries for freedom
Over the recent two decades, management boards of not-for-profit community organisations have been adopting the Carver model of governance and administration. The core principle of this model of management is to set boundaries within which the organisation and its personnel may operate. Rather than prescribing in detail what must be done to achieve set goalsContinue reading “Lenten Voices: Boundaries for freedom”
Lenten voices: a cry of despair becomes a shout of triumph
Psalm 22: Jesus’ cry from the cross echoes a universal lament – the lonely beginning works toward a triumphant conclusion
Lenten Voices: Dogma vs Grace
Novelist Peter De Vries recalled his religious upbringing thus: “We went to church five times a week, three times on Sunday; I wasn’t allowed to play ball on Sunday. We were force-fed a lot of doctrine. The two main beliefs were in the total depravity of man and the divine grace of God. I onlyContinue reading “Lenten Voices: Dogma vs Grace”
Wondering Pilgrim 