Bill Lang

Bill Lang is secretary of the church council and convenor of the communications group. He has been a regular preacher at TUC since he and Jenny joined the congregation in 1975. He is a presbytery representative, and a member of the Karralika outreach team and the Child Care Advisory Group.

Reflections from Bill Lang

A hospitable place

June 26, 2020

BEING STILL Lord, make our hearts a place of peaceand our minds harbours of tranquility.Sow in our souls true love for youand for one another;and root deeply within usfriendship and unity,and concord with reverence. So may we give peace to each other,even while we are separated,with sincerityand receive it beautifully.

Choose Life

February 16, 2020

Companies use taglines to express the importance or the core idea of their products or services. It is a mini statement about business.   Nike – Just Do It. Apple – Think Different. Coca-Cola – The Real Thing! Macdonald’s – I’m lovin’ it! L’Oreal – Because You’re Worth It. GE – Imagination at work. LG – Life’s Good (Lucky’s then Goldstar) Uniting Church…

Advent Hope

December 1, 2019

Isaiah 2:1-5, Romans 13: 11-14, Matthew 24:36-44 Today is the first Sunday of Advent – the time when we begin with a real sense of expectation to look forward to Christmas – even although we know that there is much to be done that isn’t even started. There are cards…

Pharisee and the Tax Collector

October 27, 2019

Today, the lectionary gives us three diverse readings to contemplate. Imagine the three readings as books on a bookshelf. Three books each with one name on the spine of the book. Joel, Luke and Timothy. Old Testament, Gospel and Epistle. Each book contains important words for us to hear today.

What Next?

July 7, 2019

Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 If you are like me you may have been to a meeting or convention, or even just participated in a discussion, or perhaps heard a challenging sermon, and you think – well that was fine, but what next? I think that all of us who come here…

Let’s go fishing

May 5, 2019

John 21:1-19 In John 19, verse 3, Simon Peter said…., “ I am going fishing.” For folk who like to catch the odd fish, that is a great sentence – I am going fishing! This text resonates with me for a few reasons. When my parents were living at Lake Macquarie,…

Conversations from Bill Lang

Heading towards Christmas with Matthew

November 24, 2022

The Bible provides us with two rather different accounts of the birth of Jesus. The traditional Christmas story that we sing about in Christmas carols and see in nativity scenes is a combination of these two different accounts. Elements from each account have been drawn together to form a unified…

The Prophets

July 14, 2022

A new series looking at the prophets of the Old Testament, led by the Reverend Elizabeth Raine and the Reverend Dr John Squires. In this series we are focussing on The Prophets—which will relate quite well to the Hebrew Scripture/Old Testament reading in the Revised Common Lectionary each week during that time. If…

The DNA of the UCA

June 16, 2022

Celebrating 45 years of the Uniting Church in Australia This week, the Uniting Church turns 45. As we recall the birth of this church in 1977, let’s reflect for a moment: What do you value about the Uniting Church? What have been the best moments for you in our church’s…

Video Reflections for Lent

March 16, 2022

In the Christian calendar, Lent is a time where Christian people traditionally undertake three disciples – fasting, alms giving and praying. Today, people will give up something that is considered a luxury such as wine or chocolate, and donate the savings they make to a charity. Others will take a…

The Life Saving Station – a parable

February 17, 2022

Watch the video On a dangerous sea coast where shipwrecks often occur, there was once a crude life- saving station. The building was just a hut, and there was only one boat, but the few devoted members kept a constant watch over the sea, and with no thought…

Rainbow Christian Alliance 6th Birthday

August 6, 2021

July 2015 saw the beginning of  Rainbow Christian Alliance (RCA) as a joint program run in partnership between Tuggeranong Uniting Church (TUC) and Diversity A.C.T. community services. RCA was initiated to provide a Safe place for LGBTIQA+ people of faith, their families and friends who wanted to be able to…