Richard Rohr’s Falling Upward
Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life (San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 2011), xxxvii + 199. ISBN: 978-0-470-90775-7 Most of us tend to think of the second half of life as largely about getting old, dealing with health …
Faithful Improvisation: Following Jesus Today
I’m currently reading the revised edition (2018) of Samuel Wells’ book, Improvisation: The Drama of Christian Ethics. It’s a great read, and tries to answer the question of how we should play our part in the drama of God’s work in the world …
Vose Online Open Day
Make this moment count. You can now explore our Vose Online Open Day page! We cannot wait to hear about your plans for the future and how we can help you make your vision a reality. You can participate in a virtual …
Reflections on COVID-19 – Stimulus Journal
At the end of March, the editorial team of Stimulus (a New Zealand journal published by Laidlaw College) met and discussed putting together a special edition of Stimulus based around the COVID-19 event. They were aware that the church of God (like all people) …
A Sermon on Sunday – Mary, The Mother of Jesus
I didn’t prepare this message for Mother’s Day, but it seems to fit. The passage never refers to Mary by name but speaks only of her relationship to Jesus. Happy Mother’s Day to all the mums out there! Source: New feed A …
Vose Library reopens for Students
Commencing Wednesday 13th May, the Vose Library reopens for Vose students. If you are a student, you can access the library between 9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm without an appointment from this date. Please note that the usual social distancing standards must be maintained. …
24 Hours with Charles Spurgeon
I am part of a unique event this weekend, together with several other Baptist colleagues from Perth. This Friday – Saturday, Spurgeon’s College in London is hosting a global, twenty-four hour series of readings and reflections from the works of Charles Haddon …
Praying the journey
My Sabbatical leave is almost over, and what an unusual season it has been. I spent part of it at Carson Newman University in Tennessee, and after seven wonderful weeks close to the Smoky Mountains, Rosemary and I had to dash back …
The Value of a Sabbath Rest
There is no question that this season has taken a toll on everyone’s physical and mental health. We are all in this together, whether you are a governing official making major political and economic decisions, a first responder or healthcare provider at …
A Sermon on Sunday – Water into Wine
For a couple of weeks I have been meditating in and preaching from the story of Jesus’ first miracle, the turning of water into wine, from John’s Gospel, chapter 2. I have very much enjoyed this engagement with the passage in John, …
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