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Adrian Pyle
Jim Burklo's blog continually throws up quirky, creative and sensitive ways of looking at practical spirituality. Today he's written about a more open view of friendship that I think can come about with greater spiritual... More »
Adrian Pyle
I find myself in "church meetings" from time to time. There are frustrations associated with most institutional meetings but I couldn't put my finger on a particular frustration I had with church meetings. Then... More »
Adrian Pyle
In a self-described " rant " Rita Nakashima Brock takes aim at her own spiritual tradition. Despite its "rantish" nature, something in me was moved by this article . I think there were two... More »
Adrian Pyle
Reading a fascinating blog entry at a fasinating blog , I found myself deeply appreciating the following paragraph. It somehow captures something I understand about " the messiah being amongst us " - created through our... More »
Adrian Pyle
I attended a Melbourne Creative Performance Exchange gathering where Pete Williams , CEO of Deloitte Digital spoke about his work as an enabler of the Flowerdale community, after the Black Saturday bushfires . Flowerdale is... More »
Adrian Pyle
I recently made a presentation to a progressive Christian group about the nature of "God as Trinity." The full link to the presentation is at this link . I have included the introduction below... The... More »
Adrian Pyle
Some might remember my post last year under the title Jesus the Ordinary . On the Uniting Church's Trapeza site, the post led to a strong rebuttal which you can read here . I offered... More »
Adrian Pyle
I am impressed at the way the outgoing Commissioner of Victoria police has led a cultural transformation in our police force and consequently done her bit to slow the cycle of violence inherent in society.... More »
Adrian Pyle
I was asked by The Transit Lounge to write about spiritual health. The result is at http://www.thetransitlounge.com.au/reflections/368-spiritualwaltz.html and I have copied it below....... ============================================================= A troubled village called on a wise, old woman - a... More »
Adrian Pyle
You'll remember from an earlier post I used the Sufi parable about the "no-thing" man at the banquet. It's such a profound insight I used it again in my annual report opener for Connections UnitingCare... More »
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