by admin | Jan 3, 2026 | Articles, Voices of Faith
Stepping Into Reflection: Feet, Faith, and the Path We Walk Opportunities for thought and spiritual reflection often arise in unexpected ways. Recently, following a routine visit to my podiatrist, I found myself pondering feet — something we rarely think about unless...
by admin | Sep 3, 2025 | Voices of Faith
Introduction to John Bottomley’s Sermon on our Colonial Past Rev John Bottomley provided a sermon to a Springvale congregation in April 2025, titled Confessing our Church’s Colonial Captivity. John Bottomley has a long and impressive life of Ministry in the Methodist...
by admin | Sep 3, 2025 | Voices of Faith
Confessing our Church’s Colonial Captivity A sermon by Rev. John Bottomley Phillippians 2: 5-11 Passion Sunday 13 April 2025 Springvale Uniting Church Francis Ormond (1829-1889) arrived in the Victorian colony in 1840 aged 11 years old. At age 25, he took over his...
by admin | Aug 18, 2025 | Articles, Voices of Faith
Rediscovering a Childlike Spirit in an Adult Stage of Faith There’s a strange paradox in the spiritual life – grown-up religion can learn much from the faith of children. Children possess a natural openness to mystery, embracing what they hear from trusted...
by admin | Aug 12, 2025 | Voices of Faith
Embrace The Hidden Riches of Growing Older In much of Western culture, ageing is often seen as something to resist, disguise, or deny. Few leap out of bed each morning with a joyful cry, “Hooray, I’m older than yesterday!” Yet, while the passing...
by admin | Dec 12, 2024 | Articles, Voices of Faith
Hopefulness Wins over Despair Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Some say these are personality traits, shaped by nature and nurture. However, I think there is something even more fundamental than what comes to us from mum, dad, school and society and that is the way...
