(Judges 4.1-16)17 November 2019 – © Neil Millar Well, here we are, parachuted into another episode in early Israel’s tumultuous history. Tell me, as you heard the reading, did you feel a touch of déja vû? Verse 1: ‘The Israelites again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord’. Sound familiar?? It’s how … [Read more…]
(Judges 3.12-30) 10 November 2019© Neil Millar Last week, we celebrated All Saints Day, and in her sermon, Sarah reflected on what it means to enter into ‘the communion of Saints’ – to become a saint. The saints are people committed to journeying with Christ deeper into the life and love of God; letting go … [Read more…]
(Luke 6: 17-26)3 November, 2019 – Sarah Bachelard As you know, Neil and I have a practice of pilgrimage, and in particular we love the Way of St James, the Camino. Twice now for me, and three times for Neil, we’ve walked hundreds of kilometres to the cathedral at Santiago de Compostela in north-western Spain … [Read more…]
(Luke 18.15-30) Pentecost 2027 October 2019 – © Neil Millar If you’re a gardener, chances are you’ll know about this product [container of Seasol]. It’s called Seasol, it’s a seaweed extract made from the bull kelp that washes up on the beaches of King Island, Tasmania, and it’s a great tonic for plants – especially … [Read more…]
(Luke 18.1-14) ( Pentecost 19) 20 October 2019 – © Neil Millar So, what is it that hinders your praying? If we had a congregational discussion about this, I imagine there’d be various issues raised: busyness; distraction; disappointment; frustration; not sure how or what to pray; not sure if God hears my prayers; or if … [Read more…]
(Luke 17: 11-19) ( Pentecost 18)13 October 2019 © Neil Millar In recent years, I’ve heard and become interested in the concept of ‘liminal space’ and the associated notion of ‘liminality’. A liminal space is a transitional or in-between place, an in-between time. Corridors, staircases, ruins, alleyways, bridges and crossroads are examples of in-between places. … [Read more…]
(Luke 12. 22-34) 5 October 2019 – © Sarah Bachelard Over the last few weeks at St Ninian’s, we’ve been observing the Season of Creation and the theme of care for the natural world. We’ve explored our relationship to oceans, trees and the cosmos – focusing not just on the need to solve particular environmental … [Read more…]
(Luke 16:19-31) (Acts 10:9-28, 34-35) Social Justice Sunday29 September, 2019 – Judith Shaw Today St Ninians is joining with many other churches throughout Australia celebrating Social Justice Sunday, focussing on the theme “Making it Real: Genuine human encounter in our digital world”. Your Social Action Group would like to share some thoughts on the Digital … [Read more…]
(Psalm 19.1-6 & Colossians 1.15-20) Creation 4 – Cosmos Sunday 22 September 2019 – © Neil Millar How can Christianity call itself catholic if the universe itself is left out? wrote French philosopher and teacher Simone Weil (1959:116) some 7o years ago. And for Weil, catholic spelt with a small ‘c’ meant universal. In other … [Read more…]
15 September, 2019© Ann Munro ‘I should like to know, God’s dear Saint, what work you did or what virtue you manifested that pleased Christ so much…I have no doubt that you had some special quality in regard to which none was found like you, and it is that quality I propose to investigate…Open the … [Read more…]