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,…