Reflections

A collection of sermons, bible devotions and spiritual resources.

The seed and the sower

July 16, 2023

The Reverend Simon Hansford, Moderator of the ACT/NSW Synod of the UCA delivers a powerful message of how God’s extravagant and apparently inefficient sowing stands in stark contrast to our KPIs and other measures of how we attempt God’s mission in the world.

For our elders

July 9, 2023

This year, the Australian people are going to be asked to vote in a referendum which proposes to recognise the First Peoples in the Australian Constitution and establish a permanent Voice to Parliament. The Uniting Church has long had a constructive and supportive relationship with First Peoples, so a YES…

Statement to the Nation

June 18, 2023

Slide 1: Statement to the Nation 01 JULY 1977 In a few days time it will be the 46th birthday of the Uniting church in Australia. At the time, it was certainly a risky and brave adventure, combining three denominations to make one uniquely Australian church. It seemed to me that the journey…

Cornerstone

May 7, 2023

Quite a while ago I did a Pedology course. Not podiatry- that’s feet. This course was a lot more down to earth.Pedology is the study of soil. Soil science. I’d been studying botany – which involves plants and suddenly itwas decided that it was part of my degree to know about which plants grew on which soils. Hmm. Geology. You could tell all the real geologists from us botanists as they had their little hammers for cracking the rocksopen and they were the ones who actually put the dirt in their mouths to tell the clay vs grit content. Not really to my taste. While I was studying there, in the Geology department, I heard that we might have to put up with theProfessor showing us through his rock collection. I heard also of when a technician slipped a piece of concrete into his collection. The Professor was not phased at all. I’m sure he spotted the fake rock a mileaway though. He would name…

Our Emmaus Road

April 23, 2023

Jenny and Bill Lang led worship today. Our service also welcomes the Tathra Singers with their “Songs of the Journey.” The theme of the service calls us to awareness and Jesus’ presence on our journey of life, and of our Emmaus experiences. Seeing is believing? There is a story –…

Thomas the Questioner

April 16, 2023

Sunday worship on 16 April, with Holy Communion. The Reverend Margaret Middleton reflects on the Gospel Writer John’s portayal of Doubting Thomas. Has Thomas been treated unfairly by being burdened with the “Doubting” nick name. He was, after all, the first to declare the divinity of Jesus.