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Since when has a building had higher worth than a human life?
I ask this question becasue on the radio this afternoon, I heard a report that the Heidelberg Presbyterian Church burnt down over night. This is a sad thing, particularly given that it is the second time that it has happened in fifteen years. But […]

A mate of mine runs the unique “Campfire” website, devoted to short films depicting spirituality in all its forms.
There’s a short film festival happening at the moment, with five fascinating films on display. Watch them, then read the responses of people from different faiths - it is intriguing!
Campfire Film Festival
 

I went to an old (and I mean that in every sense of the word) Uniting Church this morning for the baptism of a friends first child. As soon as I entered the building, the average age dropped by 50 years. We had a wide choice of places to sit as only 30 or […]

How much church is too much church? I reckon I came pretty close this weekend…
On Thursday night we had our Maundy Thursday communion service. I love this time to reflect on the events of Easter and share a symbollic meal together. This year we gathered around the five Easter paintings, washed each others hands, told […]

I was reading some of the reaction to the alleged discovery of Jesus’ bones.
Which got me wondering, what difference would it make to life, and the practice of faith, if it could be proven that Jesus did not physically rise from death?
What do you think?

This is the continuation of a paper that was written for my Supervised Theological Field Education paper in 2006, called “My Operational Theology and Model for Theological Reflection”.
I’m happy to answer any questions if you’re happy to ask them…
The form of theological reflection that has led me to this point is described by Kinast […]

This is the continuation of a paper that was written for my Supervised Theological Field Education paper in 2006, called “My Operational Theology and Model for Theological Reflection”.
I’m happy to answer any questions if you’re happy to ask them…
Questions abounded about how I, a pastor with a history of little tolerance for the church […]

This is the continuation of a paper that was written for my Supervised Theological Field Education paper in 2006, called “My Operational Theology and Model for Theological Reflection”.
I’m happy to answer any questions if you’re happy to ask them…
Operational Theology
Al that I have posted may seem like a long-winded introduction to get to the […]

This is the continuation of a paper that was written for my Supervised Theological Field Education paper in 2006, called “My Operational Theology and Model for Theological Reflection”.
I’m happy to answer any questions if you’re happy to ask them…
Church
The world of pastoral ministry in the church setting then opened up before me and […]

This is the continuation of a paper that was written for my Supervised Theological Field Education paper in 2006, called “My Operational Theology and Model for Theological Reflection”.
I’m happy to answer any questions if you’re happy to ask them…
 
Towards the end of secondary school, I had a strong faith in God, but was a […]