May I share a parable with you, not one out of the Gospels, but a parable none the less? It is a story in which we might catch a glimpse of ourselves, provided we are willing to do that. You will have heard it before as a children’s story, but there is meat in it…

As a tourist to Queensland and the Brisbane area some years ago, I was fascinated to see the elaborate termite mounds. We do not have those where I live, so I took at least a dozen pictures as souvenirs. They intrigued me enough that I did some reading about them when I returned home and,…

It was Christmas, and the grandchildren were watching me open their gift to me. They said I would “really like it”, and I did. It was a bottle of Old Spice After Shave Lotion. I hadn’t seen that concoction for decades. It was common in the 50’s and 60’s, and I used it then. At…

I read a book recently that, in my opinion, rated high on the scale of ‘in’ things … insightful, informative, and interesting. It was entitled Sapiens. (Yuval Noah Harari; McClelland & Stewart, Canada, Signal Paperback Edition published 2016, ISBN 978-0-7710-3851-8) As the title implies, it was a thorough and objective study of the human species…

Ah yes! November again! Not the most eagerly anticipated month in the Church’s working life! Where I live, and I assume elsewhere, it’s the time for Stewardship Programs, stewardship sermons, and for gathering pledges of financial support for the coming year. I was fortunate, I suppose, because I never found stewardship disabling. I may have…