Reflections

Knowing God

I AM not normally a fan of the winter or the cold, but there is one reason I get excited about winter – the stars.  Typically, here in the Scenic Rim, the best time for viewing the stars is winter.  The sky is normally clear of clouds and the sky […]

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Mothers’ Day

Last Sunday was Mothers’ Day.    The modern version was officially started in the USA in 1914, but during the Middle Ages the custom developed of allowing those who had moved away to visit their home parishes and their mothers on Laetare Sunday, the fourth Sunday of Lent.  This is known as Mothering Sunday and is […]

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The greatest sacrifice

Recently on a road trip to Canberra one of the things that I noticed along the way is that each town had a monument of some sort. These were not monuments to sporting, political or scientific heroes but cenotaphs, also known as war memorials. In a couple of weeks many […]

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The power of prayer

Exodus 17:10-11 says, “So Joshua fought the Amalekites as Moses had ordered, and Moses, Aaron and Hur went to the top of the hill. As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning.” In this battle, mighty […]

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Peace

“Peace” is a word that we hear so often these days, especially with the wish and hope for peace in the Middle East and Peace in Ukraine.   But it is not only in international matters that we need peace.   We need peace in our everyday lives, but so often that […]

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Are you taking care of your gift?

PEOPLE we encounter are not there by accident.  It’s not a coincidence that you were born into a particular family, met that friend, partner, fell in love, even met those enemies. The Creator of the universe brought your paths together for a reason you are not now aware of. I […]

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Changes

There are some changes with pastoral movements.  Pastor Mark and Grace have moved on from Harvest Point and there are interim ministers there. I haven’t met them yet but will get in contact this week. JC from the Uniting Church is moving on too I just heard … I think […]

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Who do you want to be in 2025?

Holiday time is a time to relax and let go of the labels we can put on ourselves. So often we can find our worth in our work title or label. Yet, holidays is the chance to go away & just be, let go of those labels and just be […]

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Mercy is seen

‘Mercy is the action of doing something about the suffering in our world’.  In a world, full of war and waste – country is calling to us: Mercy. Mercy. Mercy.  More than ever before, mercy is what our world needs, especially this Christmas. He gives us courage to heal the […]

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Advent

By Fr Ken Spreadborough Have you acquired your Advent Calendar yet to help you celebrate the 24 days leading up to Christmas?  Local stores are full of them, but what does it all mean?  Advent comes from the Latin “ad” meaning “to” and “venire” meaning “to come”.  So Advent is […]