Sep 22 2019: Lk 16:1-13

Sep 22 2019: Lk 16:1-13

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...
Consider the Jonquils…

Consider the Jonquils…

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...
Sep 15 2019 Lk 15:1-10

Sep 15 2019 Lk 15:1-10

Who puts the 99 in jeopardy in order to take the risk that one might be found?  It makes little sense to spend so much time looking for one lost sheep or a tiny coin.  Or does it? Jesus tells us it does not only make sense but saving those who are lost is what God is...
Sep 8 2019: Ps 139:1-6, 13-18

Sep 8 2019: Ps 139:1-6, 13-18

“O God, you have searched me and known me!” This Psalm captures the sense of constancy and persistence of God’s presence, even in times of doubt. The psalmist celebrates the way in which God has formed and shaped us in a wonderful way, even from before our birth....
Uniting Tasmania

Uniting Tasmania

Uniting Tasmania provide a range of services to support vulnerable people to improve their health, wellbeing, and inclusion in their community. Child, youth and family Pregnant and Young Parent Support Program – pregnant women and parents under 25 to build the...
faith and growth

faith and growth

Remember a time when you seemed to suddenly grow in who you were? When your idea of God began to deepen and sense of God’s presence become more real? What was going on for you at that point in time? Those moments of growth nearly always come with being stretched in...