Devotion
Font Of Wisdom
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 2-058 (Devotional) THE FONT OF WISDOM “Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long life bring understanding? ‘To God belong wisdom and power; counsel and understanding are his.'” – Job 12:12-13 Robert Grosseteste was born in 1170 in Suffolk, England. A brilliant student, he was educated at Oxford University in […]
Winston Churchill’s Reveille
Winston Churchill had planned his funeral, which took place in Saint Paul’s Cathedral. He included many of the great hymns of the church and used the eloquent Anglican liturgy. At his direction, a bugler, positioned high in the dome of Saint Paul’s, intoned, after the benediction, the sound of “Taps,” the universal signal that says […]
The Carpenter
An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer, a building contractor, of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by. His employer was sorry to […]
Appearances Of Resurrected Jesus
Resurrection Sunday To Mary Magdalene (John 20:14-18) To the women coming back from the tomb with the angelic message (Matthew 28:8-10) To Peter that afternoon (Luke 24:34; 1 Corinthians 15:5) To the disciples on the road to Emmaus around evening (Luke 24:13-31) To all ten disciples/apostles except Thomas (Luke 24:36- 43; John 20:19-24) Eight Days […]
It’s Not Always Easy…
It is not always easy to…. apologize begin over take advise be unselfish keep trying be considerate think and then act profit by mistakes forgive and forget … but it usually pays. By Richard Hamilton
Easter In The Antipodes
(This is the unedited version of the article, not the published version) For those who do not subscribe to the Age… You might remember me prompting some discussion about Easter in Australia…. It’s not that I had an ulterior motive, but was wanting to hear how others were thinking… I’ll post it on my website […]
Better That One Man Die
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 2-061 Better that One Man Die … or PROPHETS AND RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS RARELY MIX From ‘Sunrise Sunset’ (HarperCollins/Harper San Francisco), Rowland Croucher’s book of daily meditations. Feel free to use or adapt it. It is better… that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish. John 11:50. This […]
How Not To Start A Religion
26 March 2002 An Easter Message from the President of Australian Christian Churches, Pastor Philip Baker I’m not sure whether it was the media advisors or the public relations firm but whoever was responsible for the public launch of Christianity obviously got it wrong. If you are going to start a world impacting religion then […]
Easter Message
ANGLICAN MEDIA MELBOURNE 27 March 2002 For immediate release from the Most Reverend Peter Watson Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne When Christians celebrate Easter, we commemorate events that took place in the history of the world. At a certain time in the past, these events actually took place. The Easter events attract the faith of Christians, […]
Easter Message
From the Rev. Professor James Haire, President of the Uniting Church in Australia At this time we come to the central festival of Christianity. It is also a time in Australian society when there has been sustained questioning of our public life. The integrity of our public institutions has been under the spotlight. Political process, […]
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