This morning, I have been searching for some inspiration for two Easter messages that I am doing. I stumbled across these words in my searching that articulated well, how I was thinking about coming up with something for our Good Friday service at Northern, as well as a easter reflection I am doing at our […]

I recently went to our thirst congregation on Sunday night. Thirst is our congregation that meets at 6pm on Sunday night in a little chapel that is part of our ministry centre in Preston, They use ancient Christian rituals such as lectio divina, meditation, silence etc to connect with God and then conclude with a […]

Some years ago, I heard this poem used in a sermon. It is a poem by Sam Shoemaker who was one of the spiritual leaders who helped draft the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). A movement that has swept the world helping addicts receive support in beating their addictions.
I Stand at the Door
I stand […]

Cheryl has posted a wonderful prayer as we prepare for Christmas: She writes:
“a prayer for those who, like me, are wondering where they’ll find the spark of inspiration in the preparation for christmas…
i do not have Mary’s faith
in the impossible
though i know i once did
i remember when the idea that the divine would be […]

I am persuaded by the dandelion
to take the wings of the updrift
to parachute into enemy country
to fall to the ground
to be walked upon
to love beauty
to die
and so give birth
to a whole generation of flyers
(on the wall of St Martins Collingwood)

Jesus says the kingdom is like a mustard seed
And we say it is like a building
Jesus says the kingdom is like yeast
And we say it is dressing in a suit and singing some songs
Jesus says the kingdom is like salt
[…]

I am yours.
Although I forget it
and rely on myself,
focus on me.
I am yours.
When in trouble
I turn to you frequently
When I am cruising and coping
I forget you
Let me be with you
sense you
hear you
be with you
Let me connect with you
Can I feel your love?
Really feel it?
So, it drives me
guides me,
nurtures and nourishes
and sustains me.
God, I need your […]

Each fortnight our kaleo and ministry team spend time in lectio divinia bible reading. We attempt to enter the biblical story as we share our reflections on the passage. This week we explored 1 Kings 19, where Elijah retreats to the mountain in an attempt to encounter God. But Elijah doesn’t experience God in the […]

I remember my sunday school. I remember that there were enough kids in the sunday school that it was separated into two groups. My sister and I were always separated and allocated to different groups.
We competed, swapping stories as to who had the coolest group, who did the coolest activities and who had […]

I found it helpful today to spend some time with this poem by Filipino poet J. Cabazares.
With the current world climate, I also read it with the word “peace” subsititued for the word “reconciliation”.
Talk to us about reconcilitation
only if you first experience
the anger of our dying.
Talk to us of reconciliation
If your living is not […]