Tethered
Just recently, before we were restricted by the government to travel even within our own state, Nigel and I went for a three night trip in…
From music to cacophony —and back
An opera, when performed, has but one sound— the fluxing blend of instruments and voice. The oneness shares two partsIts measured melding makes its meaning matter.Such…
Tethered to God – what does it mean?
I had planned last week to change tack from my original thoughts on this from a month ago, and write instead about the strong sense of…
Lenten Devotions 2020
Missed one of the devotions? Here they all are. Day 1 – Wednesday, 26 February “Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven.” – read Psalm 32…
Making Decisions
A quick and easy – if somewhat unconventional – way to make difficult decisions in difficult times. In these current difficult times, decisions, such as ‘Is it safe…
Taizé Prayer in 2020
This Prayer will be streamed online until further notice. Check back here on the 3rd Sunday of the month. The young adults at Brougham Place lead…
Mary’s Heart Song
Love’s deepest love implanted in my heart,By God above – for me to play my part.Must I face ridicule and people’s scorn,If from my maiden body…
A Wilderness Reflection
And I thought You’d abandoned me.Oh yes,I’d read the theology of YourPerceived absenceConcealing YourActual presence. And yes, I could seeThe three wise menGathered around me.I should…
Season of Creation 2019
Around 60 CE, as the church began to grow and share the gospel, Paul and Timothy, while imprisoned in Rome, wrote to the community of Colossae.…
Devotions under the stars
Look to the night sky. What do you see there? Stars and moon, heavenly bodies so distant and yet so near. Notice the dark space around the…
God on the road with Dixie
My friends all round meAre treading their roadsBy cracking their pacesOr shedding some load,But I, I could never followNo I, I could never follow Maybe someday,…
The Mind of God and Me
We don’t need reminding of the local and global tensions that are spawned by fanatical devotees of the particular deity that they insist is right. In…