devotions

Devotion Text: John 20:19-23 In a little town called Penguin on the northern Tasmanian coast there is a small church in which most of the doors and windows are built… Read more

Genesis 15:6 – “Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.” Have you ever had to sign one of those fine-print contracts? You know the kind—30… Read more

Dear Friends, We are journeying through the Epiphany season once again, and during Epiphany the sequence of gospel readings that are set down for our worship remind me of a… Read more

In the church, the season leading up to Christmas is Advent. But in the world of marketing, it’s a sales opportunity. Advertising catalogues and Netflix movie suggestions bombard us with… Read more

“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.”  (Luke 13:24) Some years ago, I took… Read more

It’s great to celebrate the heritage of the church. This week we celebrate the festival of the Reformation. Last weekend I attended the 100th anniversary of the dedication of Zion… Read more

Lately I’ve been thinking quite a lot about the matter of unity. The theme for our upcoming General Convention of Synod, “The Gift of God – It’s Grace that Unites… Read more

A recent Lectionary Reading (Sunday 30th June 2024) was Paul’s letter in 2 Corinthians chapter 8, verses 7-15. In verse 9, Paul reminds us of the grace of our Lord… Read more

But [Jesus] was in the stern, asleep on a cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” Mark 4:38 The… Read more

The epistle reading for this coming Sunday (Pentecost 2, Year B) is from St. Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians. This is a follow-up letter from Paul, written shortly after… Read more