Three days of significance- Spooks, Saints and Souls
For many used to the celebrations of All Saints and All Souls (November 1 & 2 specifically) what I write here will be well known.
The Good Samaritan
"A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers.
The best measuring stick
When I was just 13 years old I was too tall 186cm using my dad’s yellow tape measure over a head taller than all my classmates and mistaken by adults as being 18 years old.
Spring brings First Fruits of Hope
It was a cool and blustery start for the beginning of spring.
Meditations on joyous life
There is a beautiful meditation exercise in a book I sometimes reach for, when I remember too, especially when needing some perspective.
‘Lord, heal me, Please!’
“People don’t drink the sand because they’re thirsty.
A bit of comforting
A 92-year-old in a residential care centre touched my hand and said "I need comforting".
Love your enemies
Jesus taught many things that run contrary to the way the world thinks and acts.
Dream Big
Do you ever dream about your future?
Send out ribbons of peace
I join with others every week for an hour of silent meditation and worship.
Keeping worshippers
Keeping worshippers in historic church buildings warm on cold winter Sundays can be difficult.
Don’t be overwhelmed by the bad news
As someone who spent 25 years as a metropolitan daily newspaper journalist the title of a book in our marvellous Castlemaine library yelled at me from the shelves.
