A newly released report on the privations of those worst-affected in Australia’s two speed economy offers an apt foil for tomorrow’s parable of the workers in the vineyard. The working poor of Victoria are the focus of this Uniting Church report, particularly those contracted as cleaners in large suburban shopping centres. What is analysed inContinue reading “A tale of two double speed economies.”
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Sneezin’ Season
Luxuriant spring growth brought on by good winter rains means more pollen in the air. Consequently I peer at this screen through bleary eyes while breathing through an itchy and runny proboscis. The old “ring of pineapple” on the morning muesli trick, with its natural anti histamines, is obviously overwhelmed today. So over to you,Continue reading “Sneezin’ Season”
Ode to a flat tyre…
… well, not really flat, but the pneumos was certainly depleted. I blamed it on the three boofy blokes crammed in the back seat of the wagon. “Hey, your back tyres down a bit,” they said. First I’d noticed; the car is due for a service. “Not built to take your combined weight,” I said.Continue reading “Ode to a flat tyre…”
Youth Talks – Age Teaches
So runs the Maori proverb in “Native Wisdom for White Minds” But how many times have I encountered wise heads on young shoulders and immature heads that have long years?
9/11 reflections
We haven’t mentioned it much today, but it’s there in the background. We all know precisely where we were and what we were doing when the planes hit the towers. We know that the world with which we are most familiar – the privileged, secure world of unquestioned entitlement – took a turn towards aContinue reading “9/11 reflections”
Recycling light
We seem to be going through the energy saver light bulbs a bit more quickly than I anticipated. Luckily our local IKEA takes them for recycling. Can’t complain though, especially looking at how, McGyver like, this community addresses its lighting problem. Isang Litrong Liwanag ADVERTISEMENT – YouTube.
Are there Dinosaurs in DOIC?
Remnants of the White Australia era seem to lurk in the labyrinthine corridors of Immigration & Citizenship – and they are advising our politicians! Let’s hope that the PM listens to Senator Brown and gives them the old heave-ho! Then maybe our politicians, desperate for sound advice, will heed those with some runs on theContinue reading “Are there Dinosaurs in DOIC?”
Crossing places
Back from retreat. Reflecting still on the ramifications of chaos theory, entropy of closed systems, and the ‘strange attractor‘ in evolutionary transition. So much sync with the Christian story! Ably led by Margaret Silf. Here’s something I wrote on “crossing places” My rope bridge came to mind even before it was mentioned I hate evenContinue reading “Crossing places”
Celebrating Forest Sunday
Sustainable September is a Western Australian initiative designed to focus the community across a spectrum of social, environmental and economic actions. It coincides nicely with the the Season of Creation on the church calendar, marked particularly by the Uniting Church in Australia, and which began in 2000 and coincided unknowingly with a parallel season calledContinue reading “Celebrating Forest Sunday”
If weeks had a theme…
… this one would be “breaking through.” a vestige of human decency broke through when the High Court decided against the legitimacy of Australia’s “people trading” deal with Malaysia. the annual Uniting Church School of Ministry considered scholarly data that pointed to where spiritual growth was “breaking through” globally in unexpected quarters and were confrontedContinue reading “If weeks had a theme…”
Wondering Pilgrim 