Alison and the whale

Matthew | Trans/figuration

Transfiguration, crucifixion, and a trans man alive in Christ.
Reflecting on Matthew 17:1-9 (Transfiguration Year A) with Manningham Uniting Church, 15 February 2026.

Isaiah | To be like Birrarung or, To serve and thrive

In a media landscape that threatens to overwhelm, Isaiah offers a way of hope.
Reflecting on Isaiah 58 with Manningham Uniting Church, 8 February 2026 (Epiphany 5 Year A).

Aboriginal Sunday | Bunjil & the order of Melchizedek

(Refreshed from the archives.) Includes a naming of some aspects of colonisation; if you're not up for it, skip this one!
Reflecting on Genesis 14 with Manningham Uniting Church on Aboriginal Sunday, 25 January 2026.
 

Christmas | Filling earth with the culture of heaven

The incarnation offers an earthy faith which embraces bodies and mess.
Reflecting at Christmas with Manningham Uniting Church, 25 December 2025.

Matthew | Love in the shadows

(From the archives.) God demands Joseph wake up to a deeper reality, where love takes priority over obedience to God’s law and scandal forms the womb of grace.
Reflecting on Matthew 1:18-25 with Manningham Uniting Church, 21 December 2025 (Advent 4 Year A).

Matthew | Expectation management

What sort of Messiah are we waiting for?
Reflecting on Matthew 11:2-11 with Manningham Uniting Church, 14 December 2025 (Advent 3 Year A).

Matthew | Holy fire

Authentic faith means change.
Reflecting on Matthew 3:1-12 with Manningham Uniting Church, 7 December 2025 (Advent 2 Year A).

Matthew | Left behind with Jesus

A mix up of metaphors on sleeping and waking, taking and leaving, and hoping in the dark.
Reflecting on Matthew 24:36-44 with Manningham Uniting Church, 30 November 2025 (Advent 1 Year A).
 

Colossians | The visible image of God

Christ is the one true logo for our lives.
Reflecting on Colossians 1:11-20 with Manningham Uniting Church, 23 November 2025 (Proper 29 Year C).

Isaiah | A vision for the City of Manningham

Isaiah's city of joy is a vision which can transform this world, now.
Reflecting on Isaiah 65:17-25 with Manningham Uniting Church, 16 November 2025 (Proper 28 Year C).