Rev Elizabeth Raine

Elizabeth is minister at Tuggeranong Uniting, beginning her ministry here in December 2018. 

Over the years, she has had a number of diverse and interesting placements, such as a school chaplaincy, a tenancy worker with UnitingCare, a congregational minister, a lecturer at UTC, a Presbytery minister, and as an Intentional Interim minister. 

Reflections from Rev Elizabeth Raine

Peace and Goodwill

February 15, 2022

The Book of Ruth Chapters 1 & 2 The book of Ruth stands as an island of peace and goodwill in the middle of a sea of wars, treachery, unfaithfulness and violence, as characterised by the preceeding book of Judges, and the following books of Kings and Samuel which follow.

Celebrating Creation

February 15, 2022

Job 38 and Psalm 104 This week, there have been many school students striking around the world for something to be done about climate change. Young people are very concerned about the impacts of climate change, and the future of life on our planet. Despite the growing evidence of the…

God Responds

November 12, 2021

Last time we were with Job, he and his three friends had reached an impasse. Job believed them to see blindly and listen deafly. They, on the other hand, cannot understand Job’s stubbornness. Enter the fourth friend, Elihu. Elihu, whose name means ‘My God is He’, and whose nose is…

My Complaint Is Bitter

November 9, 2021

Last week, we left Job engaged in the task of theodicy, the theological examination of why a just and all-powerful God could allow suffering and evil to exist. Job had become convinced that God was not particularly reasonable and was personally responsible for the suffering of the world. Just to…

Job is Tested

November 9, 2021

The book of Job has always been famous for two things – the patience of Job, and the introduction to the alleged malicious machinations of Satan. When we read the text closely though, we may be surprised, as both these ‘truths’ are actually found to be wanting. Job is not…

Proverbs 31: Woman of Valour

October 8, 2021

If you are a woman and you know this passage, or were paying close attention to the reading, you might be thinking something like: is this even possible? How am supposed to live up to such an ideal? How is this meant to inspire wisdom in me? And these are…