by Rev Alisha

Tag: theology

  • The Importance of being Inclusive

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    “All are welcome”. A statement I have heard too often from far too many churches. It gives a false sense of security. Is my whole body welcome here? Is my gender and sexuality welcome here? Is my theology welcome here? Would my atheist partner be welcome here? And as the service goes on, without fail,…

  • The Wisdom of the Serpent

    The Wisdom of the Serpent

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    “The people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we detest this miserable food.” Then the LORD sent poisonous serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many Israelites died.…

  • Walking on Water

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    The past few weeks I have been wrestling with my path, purpose and passion. During a time of fear and uncertainty, where most people are locked in, I still have a job and can leave the house, speak with other people face-to-face, three days a week. It’s glorious…. well, not really, it’s still a job.…

  • Praying Without Words

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    Letting the sun of spring hit my faceonly reminds me of the goodness that is always heredeep within me when I remember to slow my pace. So I treasure the sound of rustling leaves as the gum trees sway.And in this wind I remember to pray. Not the ‘Dear God’ words I was taught when…

  • Magic

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    Since I have started this new job as a group facilitator for seniors, I have been run off my feet. The work itself is not tiring. In fact, it’s when I’m able to do the work that I can slow down and be filled with life. It’s all the other things that get in the…

  • Can you feel her?

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    (A response to Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31) Rising morning light whispers through the quilted covers,Illuminating bone and skin like a dreaming, endless summer. These first conscious breaths fill the soul with deep awakening, grown from deep wisdom, solemn ritual, the spirit’s constant enlightening. Maybe here under covers in the heat of the sun’s first glowis where…