Bishop’s message

Read 1 Peter 2:2-10 While on my morning walk, I came across a pile of bluestone rocks discarded on the nature strip.  On top was a piece of paper with… Read more

Can these bones live? Have you ever asked a question like that? When might you ask it? You might ask such a question during a time of ill health, as… Read more

I read a story about a small town whose indigenous population was descended from seven different clans. Even though the Christian Gospel had come to this town a century ago,… Read more

Santa ‘knows when you’ve been naughty or nice’ – so the song goes. If you’re nice, he’ll bring you gifts, if you’re naughty he may not. People also think this… Read more

But now thus says the LORD, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by… Read more

“As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary,… Read more

[At the college of Bishops retreat in March, our chaplain led us into reflection on 1 Corinthians 13. Following that, each of us committed to reflecting further and sharing our… Read more

Each year Melbourne radio station Light FM requests a message on a particular theme from Christian leaders in the lead up to Easter. Please find Bishop Lester’s message below Choose… Read more

When I observe some of what is going on in the world, I think of the hymn line, ‘fightings and fears within, without’ (Hymn 335 v3). Conflict such as we… Read more

Psalm 138 The year has begun, again surrounded with uncertainty and change – fear and anxiety around the spread of the virus, the possible impact on workplaces and staffing, new… Read more