Great celebration of Edinburgh 2010 in Perth today. 100 years ago missionary organisations came together in Scotland in the recognition that Christian mission could only advance with a united front. The modern ecumenical movement was born. We celebrated at St Peter’s & Emmaus (a combined Uniting Church/Anglican parish) with the help of choirs from localContinue reading “Edinburgh 2010 comes to Perth”
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Model railways are cool again? (via sabrage)
This is what would happen if I let my head go! Seriously cool. I want to rampage through its streets. My dad built model railways – after he and mum spent thousands extending our house so we could have a rec room, he took over the table tennis table in it and built a modelContinue reading “Model railways are cool again? (via sabrage)”
Churches combine for Pentecost Eucharist
A quick sneak pic of part of the Pentecost crowd at our combined Wembley Downs churches Eucharist comes out all blurred and wrong, but strangely evocative of the great occasion where the Holy Spirit descended upon the crowd in Jerusalem forever altering perspectives and shifting paradigms of people everywhere in perception of the Creator’s interactionContinue reading “Churches combine for Pentecost Eucharist”
What do I think of this…?
Doubting Thomas strikes again and I am caught on the horns of a dilemma. As an Easter person, I would dearly love to hear political leaders who also claim to be Easter people spell out the rationale of their party policies and how they line up as practical expressions of the reign of YHWH inContinue reading “What do I think of this…?”
Facing the Future in Zimbabwe
The hope for Zimbabwe lies in its future leadership, well-educated and founded on the trust that is realised in the gift of the gospel of Christ. So claims Antony Dandato, representing the Fellowship of Christian Unions in Zimbabwe (FOCUS) speaking at the Church of Christ Wembley Downs during an extended visit to Perth. The goalContinue reading “Facing the Future in Zimbabwe”
Congealed Life?
Is your money “congealed life?” Would you describe your job as “hanging around burning bushes all day?” Are you a “guard dog” or a “bird dog?” So many arresting thoughts in one short email courtesy of the daily log by William P Young, author of “The Shack” Subscribe to it at Windrumors | The OfficialContinue reading “Congealed Life?”
What a way to end the dry spell!
Athletically ducking for cover into the backseat (after pulling over) as hailstones the size of golf-balls shatter your windscreen! Big panel beat ahead for someone but I suspect insurance will write the old Ford wagon off. I crawled home, peering through cracked glass, to find my beloved mopping up a flooded kitchen. Home and office phonesContinue reading “What a way to end the dry spell!”
Port Power – on and upwards!
This is how all the Eagles fans in my congregation will be greeted this morning. They were merciless last week, anticipating a huge knockdown in last night’s NAB cup. It was a knockdown all right – but the other way – 78 points! As much as I rant against tribalism, I can’t expunge Port AdelaideContinue reading “Port Power – on and upwards!”
That’s worth taking on!
Lent is not a customary observance within the tradition of Christian formation that nurtured me. But I have come to it much in latter years. There is something very powerful about being caught up in the re-enactment of the Christian festivals and fasts that tell our story year after year. Contrary to the popularised ideaContinue reading “That’s worth taking on!”
For Dorothy Day fans
Reposting from a comment on Reckless Generosity Hello I’ve just uploaded two rare interviews with the Catholic activist Dorothy Day. One was made for the Christophers [1971]–i.e., Christopher Closeup– and the other for WCVB-TV Boston [1974]. Day had begun her service to the poor in New York City during the Depression with Peter Maurin, andContinue reading “For Dorothy Day fans”
Wondering Pilgrim 