Uncommon Prayers

It is October 31 and I've just been out for an evening walk. Along the way I encountered a great many gouls and goblins, witches and war...

Mr President, I seek leave to speak to the motion now before us, Motion 20, ‘Next Steps for Reconciliation’. The Anglican Church of Austra...

Ruth 3.1-5, 4.13-17; Psalm 127; Hebrews 9. 24-28; Mark 12. 38-44 The book of Ruth is a parable, a story written in order to undermine the...

John 12. 20-33; 1 Corinthians 1.18-31 In 1819 John Keats, the English poet, sat transfixed before an ancient vase he happened upon in a...

Texts:  2 Corinthians 4.3-6; Mark 9.2-9 Have you ever noticed how the gospel of Mark has no resurrection appearances?  Unlike the gospe...

Isaiah 42.1-9; Psalm 29; Acts 10.34-43; Matthew 3.13-17 Every culture and people have their foundational stories, stories which are able ...

At forty-seven years old I am no longer young. The 'warrior phase' is well and truly behind me. The future stretches out far more bl...