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Category Archives: Reflection
For the newsletter: Let your light shine
Have you heard of ‘virtue signalling? The British journalist and author James Bartholomew claims to have coined it in The Spectator in 2015 after realising that Victorians gave much more to charity than contemporary British people do. He says that … Continue reading
Posted in Random Musings, Reflection
Tagged charity, Christmas, Christmas Bowl, do-gooders, giving, Uniting, virtue signalling, wowsers
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I’m fine!
Just a note, since I seem to have worried some people. I’ve deleted my Facebook and Twitter accounts because I’ve decided that being called satanic and told that I’m heading straight for hell over my support for marriage equality is … Continue reading
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Tagged depression, marriage equality, mental health, mental illness, Politics, same-sex marriage
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I was in The Australian
… I think the article that resulted was a good one … Continue reading
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Tagged marriage equality, Media, same-sex marriage, uniting church in australia
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Reflection: Why I support Marriage Equality
today silence feels like cowardice. And if me being open about who I am can help even one young person feel better about who they are, then it’s worth it Continue reading
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Tagged faith, Hope, identity, love, marriage, marriage equality, Politics, same-sex marriage, sexuality
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Newsletter: Spending Lent Wisely
Protestants stopped fasting in Lent. It became something that those Catholics over there did, and was looked at with suspicion Continue reading
Reflecting on my mental health or lack thereof
the most horrible symptom of depression that I experience is my feeling that I am useless and worthless and that the people who love me would be better off without me Continue reading
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Tagged depression, faith, mental health, mental illness, prayer, Religion, suicide, World Mental Health Day
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Prayer of Confession and Lament in Response to the Massacre in Orlando
… without every single one of us your rainbow shines less bright. Continue reading
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Tagged lament, Prayer of Confession, sexuality, uniting church in australia, Year of Luke
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