The Art of Storytelling
Songwriters, poets and musicians bring us narratives wrapped memorably in melody or honed words which allow us to see our own stories more clearly.
Finding wonder in a crisis
In this era of COVID- 19, on the cusp of sleep, I startle at the noise from the plane flying low… My thought lands in three distinct syllables: Aer-o-plane.
short prayers in a time of virus
‘collects’ – a form of short prayer which addresses an aspect of the Divine and makes a request or observation.
Meeting beauty and rubbish
How a long walk helped me understand our rubbish problem published in The Saturday Age December 28, 2019 Early this year I took a four-day hike in South East Tasmania. The Three Capes track took four and a half years to make with the combined care, skill and artistry of a tribe of rangers, scientists, …
Encountering Extinction Rebellion
When this composed, silver-haired woman tells us that for the last three days they’ve been protesting with Extinction Rebellion in Melbourne, our eyebrows lift.
Paul Kelly and the lighthouse in the sky
At a gathering recently I heard a rendition of Paul Kelly’s song “Meet Me In The Middle Of The Air”.
Not just a boy from the bush
https://crosslight.org.au/2019/08/23/wesley-trigg-not-just-a-boy-from-the-bush/published in Crosslight magazine Wesley Trigg and his wife Una are waiting in the foyer at Carnsworth Uniting Agewell in the Melbourne suburb of Kew. I recognise their signature neatness and punctuality. The retired minister and teacher are both in their nineties. We have previously been members of the same congregation. Amongst that casual throng …