Alison and the whale

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).

(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.
 

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

(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).

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).

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

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).
 

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'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).

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