Alison and the whale

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).

Luke | Resurrection now!

Resurrection life starts today!
Reflecting on Luke 20:27-38 with Manningham Uniting Church, 9 November 2025 (Proper 27 Year C).

Psalms | Even the hard pathways overflow with abundance

A meditation on rivers and soil and economies of gift and abundance.
Reflecting on Psalm 65 with Manningham Uniting Church, 26 October 2025 (Proper 25 Year C).

Luke | George & Ruby & the long arc of history

It takes prayer and persistence to bring about justice.
Reflecting on Luke 18:1-8 with Manningham Uniting Church, 19 October 2025 (Proper 24 Year C).