Minister's musings(posts)
2018, 7th October
SETTING A FUTURE COURSE FOR KOONUNG HEIGHTS Dear friends, With David Carter’s retirement, our congregation is once again asked by Presbytery and Synod to consider our future ministry needs. A key…
Wrestling with Grace by Robert Corin Morris
The sub-title of this worthwhile book is “A spirituality for the rough edges of daily life.” It is very down to earth and particularly addresses the issues that get in…
Cardinal by Louise Milligan
NEW BOOK IN RESOURCE CENTRE A couple of months ago ABC journalist, Louise Milligan published “Cardinal” an investigation into the sad-and-sorry story of child abuse by some Catholic clergy. Particularly it…
The Fourth Gospel, tales of a Jewish mystic by John Shelby Spong
Dear friends in Christ, The Gospel of John was once described as a waterhole that elephants can swim in, and paddling pool for little children. During Lent the gospel readings are drawn…
The Inner Voice of Love by Henri J.M.Nouwen
This is the very personal account of a time of difficulty and struggle in Nouwen’s life. Each short passage is thought provoking and suggests to the reader a way of…
The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis
David suggested last Sunday that we might enjoy reading C.S.Lewis’s ‘Screwtape Letters’ (which are in the Church library). I first heard this read aloud at a Fellowship Group in Bristol England,…
Sanctuary of the Soul by Richard J. Foster.
This book is sub-titled “Journey into meditative prayer”. Foster writes of his own experiences and of some possible techniques for praying using Christian mediation – silence, solitude and a desire…
Testing Tradition and Liberating Theology by Dr Val Webb
Review: “Finding your own theological voice” Posted by: Bruce Mullan in Culture Journey, 11/06/2015 Used by permission Testing Tradition and Liberating Theology is a little Aussie gem from our own pre-eminent lay theologian Dr Val…
Post God Nation by Roy Williams
“Post God Nation? How religion fell off the radar in Australia – and what might be done to get it back on.” – Roy Williams, ABCBooks, 2015. Reviewed by Neil Wilkinson…
Opening to God by David G. Benner
This is the kind of book to come back to. The author leads the reader though the four stages of the practice of Lectio Divina, attending, pondering, responding and…