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

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…

ANZAC Sacrifice

April 23, 2021

Each year, much of Australia gathers around Australia in religious ceremonies to observe Anzac Day – a day which is increasing described as the most sacred day in our national calendar. Even for those who don’t normally participate in the worship life of a church, Anzac Day is the day…

Changed – Our work after Easter

April 17, 2021

The stories of Jesus’ resurrection appearances continue. They raise the question: how do we live out resurrection in our lives? Is resurrection at the centre of our lives and our church or is it on the edges? Is it at the heart of who we are and what we do…

This Tangible Passion

April 2, 2021

Easter Sunday is the most important Sunday in the Christian calendar. It is easy to see the resurrection as just about a miraculous event that happened to Jesus long ago, a promise that ensures we go to heaven. But the resurrection is about far more than this. It’s about the…