The Love of God and our Companion Animals
A reflection on Job 23 for Blessing of the Animals Sunday
Christian Family Values?
A reflection on Mark 10:1-16.
Seeing Creation Differently
A reflection on the first Creation story in Genesis focussing particularly on the challenge of verses 26-28 - human dominion in creation.
Are your hearts hardened?
Jesus says to his disciples, “Do you still not perceive or understand? Are your hearts hardened?” A reflection on Mark 8:14-21
One and Many
A reflection on Ephesians 4:1-16
A Word of Peace
A reflection on the use of the word Peace in Ephesians 2:11-22 I draw on the work of New Testament scholar Gosnell Yorke in his article: Hearing the Politics of Peace in Ephesians: A Proposal from an African Postcolonial Perspective The image of the crucifixion is painted by indigenous artist Richard Campbell [...]
Healing Country
In NAIDOC week, I invite us to listen to the voices of First Nations people talking about spirituality. I quote from Garry Deverell's book "Gondwana Theology" and Aunty Denise Champion's book "Anaditj" And I refer to Paul's speech in Athens from Acts 17.
Doing What Christ Does
A reflection on Mark 6:1-13
The Man with the Flow of Power
A reflection on Mark 5:25-34 I draw directly on the influential work of scholar Candida Moss in her article "The Man with the Flow of Power: Porous Bodies in Mark 5:25-34" via the podcast New Testament Review.
“Let us go across to the other side”
A refugee story told in the context of Jesus calming the storm, Mark 4:35-41