God of the Heart
When I least expect, You find me. When I am unready, You speak in whispers, Silent, insistent. In the heat of the action Your stillness descends.…
A Sense of Sunday Service
Sitting at worship In anticipation Of the bread of life, We await the familiar Strains of a liturgy That is forever new, Drawing us to that…
Tax Deduction
Tax time is just around the corner. Did you know that because of the heritage status of the BPUC building, that donations to the building fund…
Beautiful Humanness
I’ve been watching the TV series ‘Anh’s Brush with Fame’. If you haven’t seen it, it is a half hour of Anh Do, who’s a well-known…
The Evangelische Kirchentag
The Evangelische Kirchentag (Protestant Church Congress) is a biannual festival where the church descends upon a city for a weekend of learning and worship. The long…
The Problem of Dualism
Jim Bradley is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and is helping lead a multi-year project called Randomness and Divine Providence. In…
Lighten Our Darkness
Lighten Our Darkness Oh Lord We Beseech Thee Time and time again You return in memory. Images of childhood Sundays. Young Endeavour, Prayers And songs. From…
A journey in community
Visit the Exploring Faith section of the website. This is a space where we can explore our faith together in community. At Brougham Place we believe…
Abide in God
This week’s reading and Jenni’s sermon prompted me to think of hermit crab architecture. Stay with me here… Artist Aki Inomata creates exquisite homes for hermit…
Discovering Grace
Wish I were better In so many ways. The stuff behind the veil. The small boy, Still peering from behind The door left Slightly ajar. Travelled…
Contemporary ANZAC Song
Cry for freedom Dedicated to my Uncle, Colin Terrace, who participated in the D-Day landing, Normandy, World War 2 Hear the cry for freedom Above the…
The Comforter’s Psalm
Too long I have wandered the city’s deserted streets: Whispering from corner to corner, “Are You here Lord?” In the after-hours hush of darkened office corridors:…