Reflections

“These three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” (1 Corinthians 13.13)  Love has always been important in all of its aspects. In the ancient Greek there were four words for love, ranging from the erotic to companionship, and we can see how much it was […]

Worry changes nothing, except who we are.  Rather than worrying, may we always surrender to the will of God and remain who we are.  When we worry, we miss out, but when we continue to trust in God and continue being good, we embrace God’s blessings.  In Genesis 18:1-10, Abraham […]

I was super impressed!  We ran a Holiday Kids Club recently at church and a bunch of teenagers were part of our young leaders’ program.  What a joy to see them engaged and working hard over the week.  Their contribution was significant and appreciated. These days young people often receive […]

None of us like closed doors- You have to let it go None of us like closed doors. They sting. They confuse. They often leave us asking, “Why?” Whether it’s a job, death of a loved one, a relationship, why did that person leave?  a dream, or an opportunity. We naturally want […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]