Minister's musings(posts)

Greetings to the Koonung Heights Community, There is a familiar gospel story where ten lepers come to see Jesus.  After affirmation from the priests that they are all healed, only…

Greetings – and a meditative poem, written by David Wagoner and entitled Lost, for the last week of the Season of Creation. Stand still. The trees ahead and the bushes…

Greetings, During the week some of us have been gathering for the Seasons of Creation Bible Study. This week there was recognition that as a community we don’t find it…

Greetings, This Sunday, 21 September, is International Day of Peace, a day that calls all humanity to commit to Peace above all differences and to contribute to building a Culture…

Greetings, As we travel through the Season of Creation, I was interested to discover that September 16 is the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. Forty years…

Greetings, This morning, thanks to a live cross while watching the news, I found myself seeing humpback whales play in the waters of Hervey Bay, their chosen location to stop…

Greetings, With our focus on Asylum Seekers this Sunday, I have found myself thinking about a family we met when Elizabeth was in Prep.  She was buddied up with a…

Greetings, Since the middle of July, we have been looking at the intersection and connections between faith and culture during worship. We have explored music, politics, art, literature, poetry and…

Greetings,This week a significant birthday will be celebrated in our family. As Elizabeth is turning 18, I have been recalling the joy and challenge of her arrival. I remember looking…

Greetings, What’s in a name?  ‘A rose by any other name would smell as sweet’ is a well-known quote from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.  It means that the essence or…