25th October 2020 – Neil Millar Last week Ann gave a very helpful introduction to the Celts and their culture prior to the advent of Christianity, and next week she’ll share another chapter in this unfolding story. In my reflections, I hope to expand a little on aspects of Celtic Christian spirituality. In taking this … [Read more…]
18 October 2020 – Ann Munro In the final centuries of the first millennium BC, the new technologies of the Iron Age fanned out to put all of Western Europe on the anvil. They hammered their way to Spain and France, Britain and Germany, Denmark and Norway, in the hands of an emotional, energetic, creative … [Read more…]
(Matthew 22.1-14) – 11 October 2020Neil Millar Many are called, but few are chosen.’ What did Jesus mean when he said this? I have to say, I find it puzzling coming as it does at the conclusion of this tale of the wedding feast. As I hear the parable, it seems more a case of … [Read more…]
(Psalm 104) 4 October 2020Neil Millar ‘Apprehend God in all things, for God is in all things,’ writes 13th c. Christian mystic, Meister Eckhart. ‘Every single creature is full of God, and is a book about God. Every creature is a word of God. If I spent enough time with the tiniest creature – even … [Read more…]
(Ezekiel 47.1-9 & John 7.37-39) 29 SeptemberNeil Millar If you type ‘Australian rivers’ into an internet browser, one of the first things to appear is a series of riverscapes. Pictures of wide, winding waterways flowing slowly through agricultural land; and of fresh Alpine streams splashing over moss-green granite; and great northern rivers set in red … [Read more…]
Irene Lund (Weston Creek Uniting Church) (20 September 2020) Australians are familiar with drought and the life-giving properties of water just as people in Old and New Testament time were. Today’s passage from Jeremiah tells of the shame, the dismay and the consequences of prolonged drought. In contrast, the passage from Isaiah tells of God … [Read more…]
(1 Thessalonians 1.2-12)Rev Sue Hanna Thank you so much for inviting me here this morning. It is a joy to share with you my insights into the life of St Ninian. I am very aware that for this community, the life of St Ninian is a path that is very well worn, so I hope … [Read more…]
(Genesis 1.1 – 2.3) – 6 September 2020Neil Millar There are at least three stories of creation in the bible, and this is the first. The second follows on from this – the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden, and a third is found in John’s gospel. Each story offers profound truths, each … [Read more…]
(Exodus 2.23 – 3.15) – 30 August 2020Neil Millar There’s no question that Moses rose to be one of Israel’s great leaders, perhaps their greatest, and yet his beginnings in life, and leadership, were more than a little shaky. From last week’s reading we know that he only survived his childhood because of the actions … [Read more…]
(Exodus 1.8-2.10) 23 August 2020Neil Millar Over the next two months, the Old Testament readings in the lectionary come from the book of Exodus. I’m not going to preach on all of these but I do want to spend these final Sundays in August in the opening chapters. In chapter 1, as you’ve just heard, … [Read more…]