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Day 8 Jonah 2:10 10 And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land. 2 Corinthians 12:9 But (God) said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2013
Salutory and sad reading. Sad because of lives ended and salutory because of the growing haste to end life by our own hand. Can nobody see the abuse of the young, dementing, the struggling, people with disabilities, the elderly, the … Continue reading
Jonah 2:1-9 1From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God. 2 He said: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me. From deep in the realm of the dead I called for … Continue reading
Please find following my Pastoral Letter to Tasmanian Anglicans concerning the bushfires. BISHOP’S PASTORAL LETTER – TASMANIAN BUSHFIRES 9 January 2013 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ in Tasmania, I write to you with a heavy heart. The bushfires which are bringing … Continue reading
Anglican Church offers pastoral support to those affected by the bushfires Released 8 January 2013 The Anglican Church of Tasmania is offering pastoral support in community refuge centres in southern Tasmania for those affected by the bushfires. In addition, church … Continue reading
Amazing story from yesterday’s Mercury newspaper and reported earlier from ABC TV’s 7.30 Report (at about 2 minutes in) A DUNALLEY family has become the international face of the Tasmanian bushfire disaster with incredible photos showing them sheltering under a jetty … Continue reading
Revd Ellen Clark, priest in the Parish of Hamilton, reported in on the devastation there, particularly around Ellendale. She is yet to get access to some areas due to road closures but has had prayer with some at Ellendale. While … Continue reading
Jonah 1:17 17 Now the LORD provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. Matthew 12:38-41 38 Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law … Continue reading
One way that I am keeeping up with the devastating bushfires and responses to them is via information from Anglican ministers and parishioners. Mostly via emails and Facebook pages. The Dunalley bushfires, and the surrounding areas (Forcett) still have fires burning. … Continue reading
Jonah 1:11-16 11 The sea was getting rougher and rougher. So they asked him, “What should we do to you to make the sea calm down for us?” 12 “Pick me up and throw me into the sea,” he replied, … Continue reading