Greetings … In early October we were blessed to see new life emerge in our front garden.  Just outside our loungeroom window we have a large camelia bush and, to our surprise, a nest had been built in it.  We watched over a couple of weeks while the mother bird sat on her eggs.  We…

Greetings … Most people in the world, myself included, end up leaving the place where they grew up, maybe moving to a new town to study, work or settle.  Yet for some, moving way from their home is not really a choice, with many finding it too difficult or dangerous to stay in their own…

Greetings … Tuesday 24 October marks the anniversary of United Nations, an international organisation founded in 1945.  Having grown from an initial 51 Member States, the UN is currently made up of 193 Member States, and it has evolved to keep pace with the rapidly changing word.  But, according to the UN website, even with…

Greetings … Sunday 15 October is the International Day of Rural Women.  It’s dedicated to millions of women all over the world living in remote, rural place.  It celebrates their achievements and contributions, and the reflection below was written particularly for this day. Today the world celebrates you.You whose voice is almost silent.You who the…

Greetings … As I sat down at my desk Monday morning and turned the calendar to October,  I was greeted with this verse from Isaiah 43:19 on my calendar … I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and…

Greetings … It’s footy final weekend … and whether you are an AFL or NRL supporter the season will finish this weekend with the Grand Final winners revealed.  We all like it when our team wins and all the talk, celebrations and pageantry are focused on this outcome.  Yes, one team will always win, but…

Greetings … Over the last month we have been working through the Season of Creation using a different lens each week.  This coming Sunday the lens we are given is ‘River’ which is not really surprising, as it is World Rivers Day. According to www.worldriversday.com, World Rivers Day is about celebrating the world’s waterways.  The…

Greetings … The following came across my desk this week …           Hate has 4 letters, so does Love.           Enemies has 7 letters, so does Friends.          Lying has 5 letters, so does Truth.          Negative has 8 letters, so does Positive.          Cry has 3 letters, so does Joy.          Anger has 5 letters, so does Happy.         …

Greetings … Faith is important to us but sometimes we find it hard share this with others.  We find it hard to speak about because we worry that we don’t know enough or have the right words to say.  May be we are concerned that others will laugh at us when we share what we…

Greetings … Many things falls on Sunday 3 September … not only is it the first Sunday in Spring, it is also Father’s Day, a Communion Sunday, my nephews birthday and Child Safe Sunday.  Each of these are worth celebrating in their own way.  Spring is a season of hope, renewal and new life.  Communion…