Articles by Rod Pattenden

The Uniting Church – an ongoing experiment! IMAGE Aurora

The Uniting Church – an ongoing experiment!

June 07, 2017 Comments

From the outside, the Uniting Church in Australia must look like a confusion! No bishops, no cathedrals, sometimes no agreements and an endless supply of committees, conversations and diverse opinions to pepper the journey.

The sacred ordinary IMAGE Aurora

The sacred ordinary

December 07, 2016 Comments

Christmas has been totally wrapped up. Whatever the gift might be, the packaging, marketing and promise of endless products shape our anticipations and our desires. Who will save us from all this wanting for more? Will we ever find deep satisfaction when there’s always a better product or experience to unsettle our desire?