by admin | Aug 21, 2025 | FEATURED, MUSIC, Music, RESOURCES, Worship
We’ve just made available the sheet music for “Spirit of Creation” – an excellent resource for the Season of Creation. Written by myself (words) and Leigh Newton (music), the song picks up the theme of the Spirit groaning in Romans 8 and...
by admin | Jul 20, 2025 | FEATURED, RESOURCES, Worship
Recently I preached on Luke 10 at my local church. It was also communion Sunday. The text has been popular among mission writers in recent years, The lectionary uses verse 1-11 and 16-20 and leave out some awkward words about judgement… I asked a retired builder...
by admin | May 21, 2025 | Discipleship, FEATURED, RESOURCES, Worship
Here is a page of resources from my recent Diving Deep workshops about preparing older youth to adults for baptism and confirmation. There are workshop notes, Uniting Church resources, and link to a bunch of resources from Australis and overseas. Some are free and...
by admin | May 19, 2025 | Poems & Prose, RESOURCES, Spirituality
This Day: Collected & New Sabbath Poems. This wonderful book of poems by a remarkable poet is my companion on the back deck in the mornings. Wendell Berry is teaching me to pay attention to the land, to country, to Creation, and I am left humbled and speechless by...
by admin | May 12, 2025 | Discipleship, Faith Formation, FEATURED, LEARNING, RESOURCES
I am delighted to announce that The Belonging Kit is available as a free download courtesy of the UCA Assembly. The Belonging Kit is a comprehensive educational resource designed for preparing older youth to adults for baptism and confirmation. It was published by...
by admin | May 8, 2025 | FEATURED, MUSIC, Music, RESOURCES
There is a Thin Place is a Taize-style call to worship – a simple, contemplative melody with simple words. The arrangement allows for extra vocal and instrumental parts to be added. This song started as a Call to Worship written for Blackwood Uniting Church....
