Spiritually Speaking

“...rather than blaming disability on sin, the sin lies in how society responds to people with disabilities, with moral judgements, pity, patronizing attitudes, and general discomfort.” ~ Michelle Voss Roberts, Body Parts: a Theological Anthropology

It’s now a familiar scene. Comfortably seated at home, a device propped up and connected to wi-fi, live streaming an event. In my case, I’m attending a church gathering. I belong to a local church, but today my church’s world-wide membership is meeting.

Honouring Peace is a free, family friendly event at Gorge Park Pavilion that will be held outdoors at the beautiful Japanese-style Gorge Park Pavilion,

The ancients knew it. Modern physics confirms it. We live in a universe suffused with energy.

Many things we perceive as “bad things” can actually lead to “good things” if we allow God into the equation.

The Guardian newspaper recently reported in an article that members of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) are afraid that rising sea levels due to climate change are threatening their status as states.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the world around us and our way of life has totally changed. New attitudes, and a new way of thinking, have to be adopted.

Today's culture focuses on good, healthy food, but sitting round a table together also feeds and sustains our mental and spiritual well-being.

The phrase 'thoughts and prayers' often appear after yet another overwhelming disaster or tragedy, but is it a trap that helps us to feel better, but brings no change?

Cultural intelligence is a journey of development – small steps at a time that can lead to meaningful engagement between people of diverse backgrounds, helping us enact the values of our faith into action.