Tag Archives: Discipleship in the New Age

As we enter the New Year we find that, while mainstream news programs continue to warn and report about violence and destruction, there is something irrepressible in the human spirit as we celebrate a New Year with a kaleidoscope of light and sound. Fireworks displays around the world bring a moment – a seeding time – of oneness throughout the …

Here in the Southern Hemisphere the season of Spring is now in full sway. Plants are greening and blooming, the seasonal winds are freshening the air and people are opening their doors like flowers unfolding to the warmth of the Sun. What inspiration and joy the plant kingdom brings as, perhaps more than any other kingdom in nature, it demonstrates …

If we observe all that happens in our world, whether natural processes or man-made procedures, and if we look long and deeply enough we can begin to see the patterns – the underlying blueprints – that guide everything into its intended form and expression. The same dynamic process of nature is behind the birth of every baby and yet each …

When a child is born into the world – into its new home – it is ready, or pre-intentioned, to love and be loved. The natural world is sustained and has continuity through the inherent power of the loving bond which inspires both mother and child. For the child, love is the force which builds the structures of its worldly …

Observing some of the most admired men and women on the world stage, one might easily feel that one is of less consequence and influence – insignificant even. Yet it is often the apparently “ordinary” people who are unfolding the petals of the human heart. Examples abound and are multiplying around the globe: a parent loses a beloved child in …

In this festive season when gatherings of family and friends seem to be the order of the day, how often are such meeting points arranged? It is that time, at the end of one year and the start of a new one, when we feel drawn together to share that moment of meeting between memory and anticipation, old and new, …