Sep 25, 2019 | ACTIVITIES
National gatherings of Presbytery Ministers along with other regional and national leaders in the Uniting Church are terrific opportunities to share experiences and learn together. Almost fifty leaders gathered at White Gums retreat centre at the foot of Tjoritja /...
Sep 21, 2019 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE
The name Lazarus means ‘God Helps’. At the time this story was told, wealth was understood to be a sign of God’s favour and poverty a sign of God’s displeasure. Imagine the shock for the hearers of this story. It is not the rich man but Lazarus, who longed to satisfy...
Sep 14, 2019 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE
Jesus tells a story of the shrewd manager. Accused of squandering his master’s money, the manager visits the debtors with a plan to repay the master and provide for his own future. Jesus commends him for finding a way to live in the current situation and speaks to the...
Sep 13, 2019 | INSPIRING, NEWS
Life in ministry is full of changes and surprises. Whilst moving house on a regular basis can be stressful, one of the things I love about settling into a new manse is observing the yearly cycle of seasons in the garden for the first time. I remember my first manse in...
