Another prayer as we enter 2012

For my friends in Australia and New Zealand the new year is already well under way. For those of us on the West Coast of the U.S. it is still several hours away. Wherever we are this is still a good time to reflect and renew ourselves in the promises of God. I wrote the [...]

Saying Goodbye to a Wonderful Year

Tom and I are just back from our quarterly retreat. As part of the framework for my reflection I have been reading Ruth Hayley Barton’s book Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership. I was particularly struck by her thoughts on taking time to draw aside in order to notice the presence of God in the [...]

A New Year’s Prayer for 2012

This past year has held many traumatic moments for us. Floods in Australia Thailand and the Philippines, earthquakes in New Zealand, tsunamis in Japan, as well as unrest in the Middle East and turmoil in all our economies. Most of us look ahead to the new year with mixed feelings, unsure whether it will bring [...]

December Synchroblog – Jesus Came Did You get What You Expected?

My post yesterday was part of a December synchroblog and below I have posted the other posts in the series. Interestingly many focus on the unexpected pain of this season which seemed appropriate to me as I am posting this on the day in the church calendar known as The Feast of the Holy Innocents [...]

The Wait Is Over – What Did I Get?

Today’s post forms part of the December synchroblog Jesus Has Come – Did You Get What You Expected?. I will post the full list of submissions with links tomorrow. In my preAdvent post Jesus Is Coming What Do I Expect, I wrote Above all I am expecting to be changed by a fresh encounter with Christ during [...]

Christmas is Over Or Is It?

Now that Christmas Day is over many of us feel let down because the day we have been anticipating for so long is over. The malls strip their elaborate decorations and junk their remaining Christmas stocks with huge 50-70% off sales. The Christmas wreaths and trees are thrown out for the garbage collectors and our frenzied activities [...]

Jesus Is Coming – What Do We Expect? The Entire Series.

This year’s Advent series at Godspace has been the richest and most prolific ever. And it isn’t over yet. Tomorrow I will post the reflections for this week’s synchroblog Jesus Came Did You Get What You Expected? However I want to take this opportunity to thank all who submitted posts as well as those who [...]

Celine Dion Sings Oh Holy Night

Oh Holy Night seems like the perfect carol to post on Christmas Eve (at least it is Christmas eve here in Seattle). Many blessings to all of you as we remember the birth of our saviour Someone also just sent me this history of Oh Holy Night written by richard Rohr.   In 1847, a [...]

O Come All Ye Faithful by Liberia

Here is a beautiful rendition of another of my favourite Christmas carols: Libera performing O Come All Ye Faithful on Christmas Cooks which aired 25 December 2007.

Joy To The World

Love this song – merry Christmas and a happy new year