Reflections
“This is not to say that we do not have a huge repository of powerful faith-filled lyrics in the canon of hymns – we do – but pop music at times can give even hymn lyrics a run for their money,” says Bishop John Roundhill in his homage to two great songs from 1970, while also asking us “What great rock, pop or folk songs from 1970 inspire you in your faith and mission and why?”
Reflections
“Sunday by Sunday, I hope I am helping to reimage the way people see our churches,” says Bishop John Roundhill on his popular #SundaySelfie tradition
“When a mosque is vandalised or Muslim worshippers verbally abused, I often wonder whether we, as Christians, take for granted our own right to worship in peace and safety. Muslims are often easily recognisable by their hijabs or other attire, leaving peacemaking women and men who practise Islam vulnerable to bullies motivated by irrational fear,” says Bishop John Roundhill
Bishop John Roundhill reflects on what his coal-mining father would think about climate change and the current state of the Earth: “I suspect my father would be applauding 16-year-old Swedish climate justice activist Greta Thunberg as she sails across the Atlantic on a high-tech, wind-powered yacht to tell the truth to powerful world leaders at the UN Climate Change Summit…”
“Cynicism may have a certain value for a hard-nosed detective, but in a cleric it utterly undercuts much of what we try to do,” says Bishop John Roundhill
Bishop John Roundhill shares the joys and benefits of his Holy Week Walk ‘n’ Talk pilgrimage from Brisbane to Burleigh: “The stripping away of other things can leave you time with God. It is a fitting way to spend Holy Week.”
Bishop John Roundhill shares his insights and experiences of the ‘Baby Bishops Conference’, which he recently attended in the United Kingdom, and where “the Communion’s ancient liturgical traditions were fittingly juxtaposed with the high-tech work practices of the Bishops”
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