I began the morning with meditation lead by Father Laurence Freeman of the Australian Christian Meditation Community. I was refreshed by the introduction and a time meditating. A distinction was made between meditation and contemplation: meditation is the work we do to receive … Continue reading
The tram was thankfully not full at 7.30am. Not even the ticket verifying machines were awake- all of them out of order! Colin and I attended the 8am session, ‘Calling out to Allah: The Role of Du’a (supplication) in Islam and … Continue reading
Last Friday there was an interesting discussion on “Sunrise” with Tim Mander (CEO Scripture Union, Qld) and ex-Democrat Senator Lyn Allison (a long time opponent of chaplains in Government schools), “Should school chaplains be scrapped?” I mentioned in a recent blog … Continue reading
God has got me off to a running start! – this is the only way I can describe the day. The first day of the Parliament of World Religions (PWR) in Melbourne began after arrival from Tasmania to Melbourne airport with a … Continue reading
Revd Andrew Lake wrote “Christian Mission for Tasmanians” as a study for a unit on mission for the Tasmanian Certificate of Theology and Ministry. Andrew and Pam have just been commissioned by CMS –Tas to pastor at All Saints Community … Continue reading
Sharing God’s compassion and hope with seafarers continues through the hospitality, ship visits, prayer chapel, Bibles in many languages, transport, outings and the simple provision of a ‘safe place’ in a foreign port. At the Hobart Station AGM our chairman, Mike, reported, … Continue reading
Things are certainly gearing up for our start tomorrow: hence ‘Day -1’ in the title (sorry!). The ABC has established a blog ‘Talking of Faith’ with Margaret Coffey and various commentators. Initial article includes: As the PWR gets under way, some interesting … Continue reading
I am shocked at the vote in Switzerland to ban the construction of minarets. This is a grave restriction on people’s freedom of religious expression. Surely legislation to limit the height of the minarets to conform with aesthetic and relational … Continue reading
I enjoyed the Media Release from my former Tasmanian Media Officer, Paul, now gifting his talents to Acorn Press (CMS, etc). The wording has a fine feel for Tasmanian culture. A real boost prior to the Hobart launch. Thanks, Paul. MEDIA RELEASE: … Continue reading
At St David’s Cathedral on Sunday, 29 November 2009 at 4.30 pm, I had the privilege of commissioning Andrew and Pam Lake as CMS-Tas Missionaries to All Saints Church, Damascus (Syria). A special part of the service was the presentation … Continue reading