Some of you may know that my Dad is a retired Baptist preacher back in England. For the past six years or so, I’ve sent him occasional copies of sermons that I’ve prepared. I always welcome his feedback. Earlier this week, I sent him copies of two recent sermons, which are based on the upcoming…
DetailsRemember those in prison as if you were bound with them (Hebrews 13:3) I was very moved this week by a story I read in the news. Discovered only last week, tucked between the pages of a Bible owned by Dorothy Day, was a handwritten note by St Teresa of Calcutta to Dorothy Day. It…
DetailsI went hiking on Saturday. The weather was good, and there were plenty of orchids to see. I had woken up early and rushed through most of my weekend chores, so that my time would be clear and uninterrupted. The hours passed slowly in the scrub of a local conservation park. With just the occasional…
Details“Who do you say that I AM?” (Mt 16:15) In today’s reading, Jesus asks His disciples, “But who do YOU say that I AM?” (Mt 16:15.) Peter answers: “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” (Mt 16:16). In John’s Gospel there is another encounter between Jesus and Peter that builds on this.…
DetailsThe Season of flowers and singing (Song 2:12) Some of you know that I’m a keen gardener, as well as a keen hiker and trekker on the Heysen and other local trails. It’s not a new passion – I grew up in my dad’s greenhouse, my entire childhood it seems was spent in or around…
DetailsClayton 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…
DetailsClayton 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…
DetailsHomecoming, 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…
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