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This is a fine speech: eloquent, engaging, addressing key issues with clarity. Clearly a political address. Compulsory reading for those concerned with communicating. For example, ‘I have come here to seek a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world; one based upon mutual interest and mutual respect; and one based upon [...]

Pentecost Sunday evening we watched ‘Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story’, the courageous effort of this Christian to clean up TV on the BBC. Her outrage at the degradation of society was fueled by a greater vision of what life and love can truly be, a vision of the values given by Christ. The motivation stemming [...]

For lovers of good writing and provocative prose. With acknowledgement to the Registrar

‘We’ll be sure to meet somebody.’ Words of wisdom spoken by one, Chris ‘The Wise’ Bowditch, as he and his beloved awaited a flight in Melbourne to Hobart. And so it was that we met, ‘Look, here’s the bishop!’ Later I had the pleasure and privilege of chauffeuring them into Hobart! Now, it turns out [...]

I had a ball. Pentecost Sunday was party time – a great celebration of the bursting forth of the Holy Spirit bringing God’s love in Christ to all people! I delighted in worship with God’s people and, in particular, with “the bride of my youth”. We received prayer ministry and we wore red – lots [...]

There is a fundamental shift in the argument used to promote euthanasia. This shift is from dying with dignity arguments based on the alleviation of terminal suffering to rights based arguments on the exercise of personal choice: ‘It’s my life. It’s my right to choose when to end it.’ The ‘rights’ case was argued today [...]

My interest in Susan Boyle’s story appeared in an earlier blog post article. The sad news of Susan Boyle’s hospitalisation came as a shock. With friends at our home we prayed for Susan’s recovery, for good medical assistance and friends to support her. I found an article on the pressures fame brings helpful both to [...]