“Life is like riding a bicycle”, Albert Einstein said, “To keep your balance you must keep moving.” And we have moved literally this year. We’re renovating our dear little house in South Plympton… Continue reading →

Christ is the head of the church.  The Uniting Church in Australia, like every other church, has policies and governance arrangements that reflect that conviction and keep it open to Christ’s leadership in… Continue reading →

There’s a story some friends who work in the Church of Scotland’s Assembly office once told me. Apparently a junior staffer from the City of Edinburgh Council phoned the Assembly office to find… Continue reading →

Saturday before last I was finishing my grocery shop at Castle Plaza. I had one last item to pick up from “The Cheese Board”. It was crowded and I was on a schedule.… Continue reading →

The decision of the 15th Assembly on marriage has been raising all sorts of questions. The President has given the church an explanation of the decision  and the Assembly has also provided  an… Continue reading →

Quite a while ago I blogged on the meaning of ordination in the Uniting Church. I want to add to that here by making some comments about the two UCA ministries that people… Continue reading →

It’s Lay Preachers’ Sunday this weekend (August 5, 2018). And a good time to remember the wonderful ministries of these local leaders all across the continent. In the Uniting Church, more than half… Continue reading →

There are plenty of congregations, members and ministers in the Uniting Church who are disappointed by the Assembly’s recent decision on marriage – many have described the way they feel as “heartbroken”. Personally,… Continue reading →

The 4th day of the 15th Assembly began with worship led by the Northern Synod. It included the reading of Ezekiel 37:1-14; the vision of the valley of dry bones, a prophecy of… Continue reading →

I turned 60 today. Sixty! That’s me, having done with the “first third” many years ago, now done with the “second third”. Which means this’s me embarking on the “third third”? Friends have… Continue reading →