November 28  2021   Advent 1   Luke 21:25-36

November 28 2021 Advent 1 Luke 21:25-36

Come, thou long expected Jesus   Today is the first Sunday of Advent, which marks the beginning of the lectionary year of Luke. Ironically, rather than our journey into Luke starting at the very beginning (which, as Julie Andrews will tell you, is a very good place to...
Nov 14  2021  Pentecost  25       Mark 13:1-8

Nov 14 2021 Pentecost 25 Mark 13:1-8

Watch and Pray This reading is one of those difficult, apocalyptic passages which tend to get some Christians a bit excited about the whole ‘end times’ and ‘second coming’ phenomenon. I remember as a teenager in the ’70s, books, films, songs about The Rapture were all...
Nov 7 2021   Pentecost 24    Psalm 127

Nov 7 2021 Pentecost 24 Psalm 127

Unless the Lord builds the house… In the work of the Presbytery, the work of the congregations and Church Councils across the Presbytery, and in our own personal lives, there are many decisions to be made. This week’s Psalm opens with the words Unless the Lord builds...
October 31   2021   Pentecost 23    Mark 12:28-34

October 31 2021 Pentecost 23 Mark 12:28-34

I used to really dislike being on church committees. In my early days at Capalaba Uniting Church, I felt only half aware of what was going on….. come to think of it, nothing’s changed! Anyway, I developed a technique of asking simple, obvious – what one of my...

Advent Resources 2021

Advent is nearly here and with it Christmas celebrations. If your faith community or small group are looking for some resources to assist in your preparation and faith journeying there may be something here that can help. Intergenerational Resource – for homes,...
October 24  2021  Pentecost 22   Hebrews 7:23-28

October 24 2021 Pentecost 22 Hebrews 7:23-28

I’m pretty certain that Martin Luther didn’t realise that tacking up those 95 theses of his on to the big doors of the college church in Wittenburg would one day result in the streetscapes of the many country towns I have driven through over the years. Before Luther...
October 17  2021  Pentecost 21   Mark 10:35-45

October 17 2021 Pentecost 21 Mark 10:35-45

I was really hoping for a Melbourne Demons vs Brisbane Lions Grand Final! And it almost happened! But not quite. On the 4th September in the semi-final, the Western Bulldogs beat the Brisbane Lions by one point. So close…. yet so far!!   Anyway, I guess I should...