A Christmas Affirmation
I believe in Christmas.I believe in Christmas,in Santa, sleighs, chimneys, and trees,in candles, cake, and
Feast
Liturgy and scripture
Advent Affirmation
(Advent is symbolized by a mother waitingfor the miracle of her baby to be born.How
The power of the heart
I believe in the power of the heart. I believe that in giving and receiving,in
Praying the Apology to the LGBTQIA+ Community
In offering the Anglican Church Southern Queensland Apology to LGBTQIA+ people at Pride Evensong 2024,
Credo with Creation
This I believe. Earth is our only home,and every creature is our neighbour,from the tiniest
To let the moments unfold
Blessed be those who are losing the ability to worry,who have met their fears and
This I believe: A mosaic family
When we diminish one, we are all diminished.
When we injure one, we are all injured.
When we exclude one, we all suffer.
When we celebrate one, all are celebrated.
When we welcome one, all are welcomed.
When we love one, we love all, and all are loved
A menu of items shaping not only the contents of scripture, but the varied interpretations of them
To give a statistical reading of that context of persons actually named in the Bible, around 90% are men and 10% women. “The Hebrew Bible mentions a total of 1,426 names of which 1,315 are those of men. Thus only 111 women’s names appear, about 9% of the total. [1] Another study meticulously counted the number of words of actual speech in the bible. The result: Women-speak accounts for around 1.1% of the total spoken words in the Christian Bible. Other statistics:
* In John’s Gospel out of 27 people named, only 4 women are named.
* In Luke’s Gospel,no women are named in the genealogy of Jesus. Not even his mother!
I believe in simple things
I believe in simple things,like the language of kindness,the balm of practical help,the joy of
Lamenting the horror of domestic and family violence
A Lament drawn out of, and through the hijacking of Psalm 22:14-16 by The Ven. Dr C. Lucy Morris in response to Domestic and Family Violence
This Is a Song of Connection and Hope
“This song is of connection and hope, and weaves us together as home.” A creed by Glynn Cardy.
We are the people that God has called
Words by Elizabeth Smith to the tune of “I sing a song of the saints