Jonah 3:5-9 5 The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth. 6 When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off … Continue reading
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During the Ecumenical Service at St David’s Cathedral Hobart yesterday our prayers included the following prayers which were led by Major Graham Roberts, Salvation Army and President Tasmanian Council of Churches, and written by Richard Humphrey, Dean of Hobart. You might like … Continue reading
Jonah 3:3b-4 3b Now Nineveh was a very large city; it took three days to go through it. 4 Jonah began by going a day’s journey into the city, proclaiming, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overthrown.” Philippians 2:5-11 … Continue reading
Jonah 3:1-3a 1 Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: 2 “Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.” 3 Jonah obeyed the word of the LORD … Continue reading
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
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