“Light” is a constant image throughout scripture. It’s there in Genesis 1:3 – “And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.” It’s there in the Psalms – “The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear?” (Psalm 27:1) It’s there from Jesus: “I am the...

CMLA Art Workshop | Saturday 4 July, 2026 | 1.00 – 4.00pm.  Rosefield Uniting Church, 2 Carlton St, Highgate Facilitated by Karan Hudson  Let Loose. If you have ever been told by a teacher or your own inner voice that you can’t draw, then this playful afternoon...

During my recent 6 weeks of enforced rest, I decided to tackle a 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle called “Oh Canada!” It was very challenging, to say the least. All that red, and so many tiny pictures of Canadian life and culture – it nearly did my head in! But I persisted...

My life is a set of concentric interruptions. Just when I am in the midst of something significant, where I am settling into the rhythm of things, something will pop up that takes my focus and attention away. I will park what I am doing and shift to the new urgency...

John Butler has always been a favourite of mine. I had an opportunity to hear him play again earlier this year: his fingers just as nimble and his lyrics just as cutting as ever. In the middle of one of his sets he paused to lament the state of the world. He named...