Peaceful spiritual practices
Jesus’ parting gift to his disciples is the gift of his peace. "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world give [...]
Jesus’ parting gift to his disciples is the gift of his peace. "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world give [...]
One of the powerful themes in our Gospel reading this Sunday is forgiveness. The Gospel reading recounts the story of the disciples who have gone back [...]
Only once in the last 40 years have I taken leave during Holy Week. It was a time when I had Long Service Leave and went overseas on holiday. It was g [...]
The very first sermon I ever preached was on the love of God. I remember it vividly because I was in my last year at boarding school and was asked to [...]
In our gospel reading this Sunday Jesus laments over Jerusalem. “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent [...]
A friend of mine took weeks planning his holiday and kept a very tight schedule. He would work out the exact time he would leave each morning, when an [...]
This Sunday we hear a story about Jesus that challenges us to re-think what we know and believe about him. That was certainly the case for his inner c [...]
On Tuesday this week ABC Radio’s Life Matters, broadcast a program on holding onto grudges. The presenter, Hilary Harper, interviewed a clinical psych [...]
This Sunday we will hear some of the most powerful and poetic words Jesus spoke, when he said, ‘Blessed are you who are poor, for yours in the kingdom [...]