Minister’s Musings

Greetings, In my reading this week I came across a poem called God Is A Verb written by Wild Bill Balding.  This verse expresses the way we can try to…

Greetings, I have been thinking a little about connections this week and how two things that seem totally unrelated can set your mind to pondering.  As a focus of NAIDOC…

Greetings, July is Black History Month in Australia, a month which aims to showcase Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, heritage and cultures.  It seeks to acknowledge and celebrate First…

Greetings, On June 22 the Uniting Church celebrated its 44th Anniversary. An anniversary is one of those times when we give thanks for what is past, reflect on the present…

Greetings, I’m not sure how you celebrated the Queen’s Birthday holiday on Monday … maybe searching the Honours List or sitting back with a cuppa reading a good book or…

Greetings, I have been conscious in recent conversations of people remembering what it was like when they could … I came across the following reflection which speaks into this so…

Greetings I wonder if any of you own an old family Bible?  It might be that it is a fairly new edition, a wedding gift, or it might be one…

Greetings … You are welcome – I am welcomeWe are welcome to be Jesus’ friend The invitation of the Triune God (creator, liberator and comforter) is addressed to each of…

Greetings … National Reconciliation Week is upon us again.  According to the Reconciliation Australia website (www.reconciliation.org.au) the week is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories,…

Greetings … Psalm 98, the psalm for this Sunday, opens with the following words:    O sing to the Lord a new song,   for he has done marvellous things. Throughout…