You give them something to eat (Aug 2023)

Clayton Wesley, 6 August 2023.  Pentecost 10: “You give them something to eat” (Mt 14:16) Mt 14:13-31, Psalm 145:8-16 We were thinking a few weeks ago about Jesus’ miracle of turning water into wine, and it being the best wine.  And we considered how the Bible is full of images of God’s provision, of invitations…

You’ve kept the good wine until now! (July 2023)

Clayton Wesley, 25 June 2023.  Pentecost 6: “You’ve kept the good wine until now!” (Jn 2:10b) Song 2:10b-13 and John 2:1-11 If there’s one thing I *love*, it’s a special occasion.  And nothing quite beats a wedding for me!  For all sorts of reasons:  on one level, there’s the thought that in a world full…

Homecoming, hope-coming (June 2023)

Homecoming, Hope-coming Just three weeks ago I began a new placement here at Clayton Wesley and The Spire Community.  After years as a chaplain in aged care, in prisons and in hospital, it feels a like a homecoming… as if this is the placement I’ve been waiting for.  As if all the places and people…