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written by Rev Gary Heard

Reflections from 2010

The Easter Story

Reflections from 2009

The Stranger

Finding Direction

Reflections from 2008

November 23 - Towards the End

November 9 - Small Acts

October 26 - During Turmoil

October 12 - Critical Times

September 7 - Potential

August 24 - Freedom

August 10 - Olympics

July 27 - Blind Spots

July 13 - What Gets You Out of Bed?

June 29 - Memory

June 15 - Art and Life

May 25 - The Strength of Disability

May 11 - Of the Earth

April 27 - The Greatest Gift of All

April 13 - Scattering Seeds

March 30 - Lessons from Ageing

March 16 - The Holy Week Narrative

March 2 - A Time to Re-Group

February 10 - A Step Towards Reconciliation

January 27 - Finding Vocation

Reflections from 2007
December 23 - Christmas - Transformation
December 2 - Waiting
November 18 - Fear
November 4 - Being Human
October 21 - Halloween vs Reformation
October 7 - On the Edge
September 23 - A Living Book
September 9 - "Bit Players"
August 26 - Generations
August 12 - Parable of the Talents
July 29 - Harry Potter
July 15 - The Other Side of Suffering
July 1 - A New Imagining
June 17 - In the Cloud
June 3 - Beyond Logic
May 20 - The Gift of Attention
May 6 - A Changing Love
April 22 - The Sounds Around Us
April 8 - Transformation
March 25 - The Way of Non-Violence
March 11 - Beyond Fireworks
February 25 - The Eyes of Language
February 11 - An Uncertain Future
January 28 - Out of the Comfort Zone

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    Losing Faith in order to find it (added 30/07/01)
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