More Good Stuff From My Dearly Beloved…
My Dearly Beloved has posted some more good stuff – a sermon she preached recently, as well as a couple of Advent reflections, both accompanied by some wonderful pictures – on her blog.
They can be accessed here.
Well worth reading!
My Dearly Beloved Speaks!
A couple of weekends ago, my Dearly Beloved preaced the sermon at our local Uniting Church congregation. And what a fantastic job she did, too! Using multimedia, a sense of humour, and some pecant observations, she turned the familiar tale of Zacchaeus up his tree into a challenging and thoughtful exploration of friendship, and what the friendship of the divine means for humankind.
She’s posted an account on her blog - I urge you to take a look, it will be well worth your while.
About Me
My name is Brendan Byrne, and welcome to my new blog, a space especially dedicated to matters of faith: sermons, prayers, reflections, and occasionally a comment or two.
Firstly, a couple of housekeeping matters. This blog will not be replacing my old blog, Confessions From a Comfortable Couch. That blog will remain my blog dedicated to all manner of stuff and musings – except for matters of faith. So please continue to enjoy the comfy couch!
Second, why this new blog? Simply, it’s to do with the fact that I am now a formal candidate to the ordained ministry of the Uniting Church in Australia. I wanted to have a space where I could share my thoughts, musings, and impressions of the process of theological training and ministry formation. Also, because I am now being given opportunities within my local UCA congregation to preach and lead services (frequently in conjunction with my Dearly Beloved, also a ministry candidate), I wanted a place where I could provide copies of my sermons, prayers, devotions, reflections, etc, for others. Not, I hasten to add, because I am under any illusions that anything I have to say might be particularly groundbreaking or profound, just simply in order to share what I have to say (and to give you the opportunity to tell me what you think!)
So – the excuses made, it’s time to launch ourselves into the theological breach…fides quaerens intellectum.
