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When is it okay to want more?

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

If you’ve grown up around churches or with some kind of spiritual heritage, you’re probably uncomfortable with the idea of wanting more.  It sounds greedy – and who wants that when we’re trying to walk in the footsteps of the one who asked us to give the shirt from our very own backs? Is it [...] 

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One Song, One Hope: Partnership for women in the Pacific

Thursday, February 28th, 2013

“Music paints pictures and often tells stories, All of it magic, all of it true! And all of the pictures and all of the stories All of the magic, the music is you” Many who know me will be aware I was raised on the ‘elevator’ tones of John Denver and as I spend time [...] 

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Overcoming isolation – bringing new life in PNG

Wednesday, July 18th, 2012

Papua New Guinea – exotic, untamed and beautiful.   Hardly further than a heartbeat away geographically, it’s a country that still holds mysteries aplenty.  Rich in natural resources, many of her people are still captive to poverty and PNG has the highest rate of HIV/AIDS infection in the Pacific.   Less than 20% of the population live [...] 

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No.16 – Lent Event as a gift to the Uniting Church and for activists

Friday, March 4th, 2011

with guest blogger UCA president Rev. Alistair Macrae on reason no. 16 of 21 to register now for Lent Event 2011. Check out the Act Reflect Connect blog for the full series. One of my constant struggles since becoming a disciple of Jesus has been finding sustainable spiritual practices. Since becoming ‘a professional Christian’ (in my case, a Minister) where the job actually requires... Read More »