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Feast, Pray, Love
You are invited to the opening of the CSBC Art Prize and Exhibition, coinciding with the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival.
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Confronting the Mercurial God
Just last week a member of my congregation sent me this very personal and moving reflection on his own experience. With his permission I share it here. Suburban magistrates court and I am there to support a now middle-aged man … Continue reading
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A call to worship for winter
This past Sunday, Trinity Sunday and the first of winter, we gathered at CSBC fully expecting there would be no power. The electricity service was to be cut for the morning. So we came with our blankets, our thermoses and … Continue reading
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Pannenberg on spirituality
“… the return to God in our age is not in the first place a matter of individual morality. Before it is that, it is a matter of caring for God, a matter of concern for the transcendent in the … Continue reading
Merton: ‘If I were looking for God …’
‘If I were looking for God, every event and every moment would sow, in my will, grains of God’s life, that would spring up one day in a tremendous harvest. For it is God’s love that warms me in the … Continue reading
Listen to your life
‘Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is. In the boredom and pain of it, no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it, … Continue reading
A Monday Prayer
Monday again. Another weekend tucked away. Some family illness invaded the space; plans put aside, time rearranged. Not the restful, restorative one we hoped for. Still, Monday comes and the persistent rhythm continues. Like everyone else, I feel torn sometimes, … Continue reading
Prayer
Praying It doesn’t have to be the blue iris, it could be weeds in a vacant lot, or a few small stones; just pay attention, then patch a few words together. Don’t try to make them elaborate, this isn’t a … Continue reading
Some wisdom from Mr Curly
Each morning when I wake my 14-year-old son, I pull up his blinds and make a rather lame attempt at fatherly inspiration. Something like, ‘Nathaniel! Did you know that this is the first day of the rest of your life?’ … Continue reading
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Stones upon stones
‘Parents rarely let go of their children, so children let go of them. They move on. They move away. The moments that used to define them—a mother’s approval, a father’s nod—are covered by moments of their own accomplishments. It is … Continue reading
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