Our country’s politics have taken us to the brink of an interesting shift over the weekend. The tactics of the extreme conservative wing driven by the ideals of dry economic rationalism appear to have awakened the sleeping giant. The dramatic results of Queensland’s state election may well prove to be the hinge on which Australia’sContinue reading “Monday Musings”
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The Books We Read – Fellow Pilgrims…
Astute followers of this blog will notice a page has been added. This follows the addition of the page that links to bloggers I follow … and is in some way related. A pilgrim never travels alone. The “bloggers I follow” page acknowledges some fellow pilgrims along the way, some of whom march to theContinue reading “The Books We Read – Fellow Pilgrims…”
This Sunday – Cosmos Health Care
Originally posted on Wembley Downs Church of Christ:
Hear Jason James share the ministry of Cosmic Health Care in remote parts of the world, including the rural districts of Zimbabwe. Click here to read about their partnership with Sizolwethu Mobile Health Sunday, February 1st, 9.30 am
Invasion, Survival or Celebration: A Native Australian’s Day
Originally posted on Mind Journeys:
Ngaala kaaditj Noogar moort keyen kaadak midja boodja We acknowledge Noongar people as the original custodians of this land. In particular, on this Australia Day in this place, Busselton, I acknowledge the Wardan people, the Noongar sea people, who have walked this part of Noongar boodja for tens of thousands…
Straya Day
Originally posted on Ærchies Archive – Digital Detritus:
I won’t be celebrating Straya Day this year. Not while there are children being held in detention centres. Not because they committed a crime but because they came looking for help. Because their parents sent them in desperation, hoping they may have a safe life. I won’t…
One and All
I have always enjoyed the offerings of Hugh Mackay, no less his current title The Art of Belonging, which I have just begun to read. His journal-like writing as a sociologist has always been most accessible. This work is worth chewing on for anyone remotely involved in community work, especially faith communities. The struggle of theContinue reading “One and All”
Fishing for Stars in the Sea
I came across this poem by Roderic Quinn which, today, I thought I’d share just for its own sake. I took a boat on a starry night and went for a row on the water, and she danced like a child on a wake of light and bowed where the ripples caught her. I vowedContinue reading “Fishing for Stars in the Sea”
Quantum Physics meets the Mad Hatter
The Pastor and the Physicist continue to dialogue over matters of faith and science, prompted by feature articles in a pile of New Scientist magazines. Quantum physics has to make its appearance at some stage, and, sure enough the next lead story explores an experiment showing quantum particles that “lose their identity,” thus redefining reality. OutContinue reading “Quantum Physics meets the Mad Hatter”
On the eleventh day of Christmas … Auld Lang Syne
The gift of connection. The final days of Christmas coincide with New Year celebrations and reflections. As the calendar turns over to the new year, Robert Burn’s Auld Lang Syne rings out through the gathered crowds. It is a song of connection and Christmas is about God’s ultimate gift of connection in dwelling amongst us inContinue reading “On the eleventh day of Christmas … Auld Lang Syne”
On the eighth day of Christmas … a fresh start
Why is New Year’s Day so evocative of lists to improve and enhance our personal and communal living? Life is comprised of cycles, and somehow, deeply embedded in our collective psyche, a New Year (always capitalised!) marks that part of the cycle where we take a deep breath and start all over again. The giftContinue reading “On the eighth day of Christmas … a fresh start”
Wondering Pilgrim 