Category Archives: Messages and Meditation

The Small Creatures are Talking

By Paul John RoachJanuary 19, 2014Messages and Meditation

Finding life humdrum and zoning out into fantasy does not bring happiness. In this message we look at what wonders are right under our noses. We share ideas from Mark Nepo, Wendell Berry and Walter Mitty!

Heartwood

By Paul John RoachJanuary 13, 2014Messages and Meditation

Heartwood is non-living but supports the living tree. Using this as a metaphor we explore how challenging ideas and events can help us. Paul shares from personal experience including a poem he wrote on the dead.

Start Anew

By Paul John RoachJanuary 6, 2014Messages and Meditation

Sermon from the Burning Bowl Ceremony for 2014. Together we look at what it means to start anew and what qualities of mind help us to do so.

Stillness

By Paul John RoachDecember 29, 2013Messages and Meditation

In this lively sermon we unpack three powerful verses from St. Paul’s letter to the Colossians and how they are a call to remember and put the Truth we know into practice.

Christ in You, the Hope of Glory, Advent 4

By Paul John RoachDecember 22, 2013Messages and Meditation

In this lively sermon we unpack three powerful verses from St. Paul’s letter to the Colossians and how they are a call to remember and put the Truth we know into practice.

On Our Way Home, Advent 3

By Paul John RoachDecember 15, 2013Messages and Meditation

We examine what is ‘home’, how to return there, and how the Christmas season offers a way to do just that.