Waiting in Covid
What a strange world!So much is changed. Opportunities gone,Still, much remains. We hear the psalmist cryHow long will you forget us Lord?How long will you hide from…
Discovering Grace
Wish I were betterIn lots of ways. Like the small child,We peer from behindThe doorLeft slightly ajar. Journeying life’s road.Seen a fair bit.Good at doing.Not so…
Emergency Relief Centre – Service Closed
The UnitingCare North Adelaide Emergency Relief Centre was established in September 2020, as a response to the need for more sites to distribute some form of…
Towards a Regenerative God as Creator
We live in a rapidly evolving world. Even technologists have trouble keeping up with technology. Perceptions of God are virtually static— but divided — pro—con —…
Stewardship 2020/21
This year has been a really strange one. We have all had to learn about physical distancing, hand sanitiser and how to wear a mask. We…
Season of Creation 2020
The Season of Creation is celebrated during the month of September. All of creation is intimately connected. For centuries, even millennia, humans have seen ourselves as…
Perspectives on ‘TRUTH’ — through five windows
What it is — what it does — why it is important — where it applies — how to ‘do’ it. Context This is how I’ve…
Finding God in Covidworld
Where is God in thisWhen we’re doing it tough? When we’reSmothered in soapThrough the endless handwashing,Remembering and forgettingOur social distancing, Reaching incessantlyFor the hand santizer,Watching the ‘stats’…
Perspectives on ‘GRACE’ — through five windows
What it is — what it does — why it is important — where it applies — how to ‘do’ it. Context This is how I’ve…
The Kingdom of Heaven is like…
On July 26th, the service explored Matthew’s parables about the Kingdom of Heaven. John set some ‘homework’ – an invitation to write our own parables about…
Worship: Return to the Building
Dear Brougham Place Community, May the grace and peace of God be with you all. It has been an extraordinary year requiring flexibility, adaptability and grace…
Consensus
The consensus that seems to hold in every conversation is that we live in complex times that are hard to describe. What we might use to…