The Moderator’s Diary: December 2017

It is easy to get depressed when you look at the statistics for the church in modern western society. A long time ago, when I was studying economics I had a big textbook on theRead more

We are in the season of Lent – it is a time of reflection and of preparation. Reflecting on who we are (and who Jesus is) and preparing ourselves for the new hope and lifeRead more

A Safe Church Awareness Workshop will be held at Busselton Uniting Church,  47 Kent Street, Busselton on Saturday 21 April. The training will commence at 9.30am with Morning Tea and end at 3.30pm. All Ministers, pastors, membersRead more

Over the past few decades, there have been several shifts in our society that have taken place that has not enhanced our quality of life. For example, we use to just eat food, now weRead more

I remember walking down to the cathedral in Kimberley, South Africa for the Ash Wednesday service. A long line of boys – the juniors in shorts, white shirts and shiny shoes; the seniors in longRead more

Rumour has it that the renowned anthropologist Margaret Mead once commented that the church was a strange sociological miracle. How could it be that people of such diverse cultures, languages and personalities could somehow findRead more

Summer Spirit is the Uniting Church WA’s annual discipleship and education event. This year it will be held on Saturday 17 February at All Saints Floreat Uniting Church. Rev Lindsay Cullen will be the keynoteRead more

Many years ago, I paid a pastoral visit to a recently arrived Lutheran who began regularly attending our worship services. As a person who grew up in a Lutheran community, I asked her about anyRead more