The Revd. Nitano A. Muller

03/07/2026

"The only clear line I draw these days is this: when my religion tries to come between me and my neighbor, I will choose my neighbor... Jesus never commanded me to love my religion." - Barbara Brown Taylor

21/06/2026

Happy father's day to the ones who do it differently...

To all the fathers and the fatherly,
who break cycles of toxic masculinity,
and disrupt destructive generational patterns,
who model love that is soft and strong,
who are patient while teaching
and humble while learning.
To all the fathers and fatherly
who love without condition
and share equally in the work,
who support their kids regardless of who or what they are,
or choose to be,
who stay,
who play,
who apologize,
who take their place in labouring beside others
in the collective labours of liberation -
within, at home, and throughout society,
Thank you!

23/04/2026

St George’s Day always feels a little… complicated.

Not because of the saint himself. Strip away the dragon and the banners and you find a story, however layered with legend, of courage, of witness, of a man who refused to let power have the final word. A figure that cannot be claimed by one nation, claimed by the Church, and born far from the shores that now wrap him so tightly in flags.

And perhaps that is where the wrestling begins.

Because what should be a feast of quiet, steady courage has, in some quarters, become something louder and even narrower. A symbol for drawing lines. For deciding who belongs and who does not. And when the name of a saint is used to prop up suspicion of the stranger or to baptise hostility toward the outsider, something has gone awry.

The Gospel does not recognise those borders.

The Christ we follow was himself displaced, carried across borders as a child and never quite at home in the places that claimed to know him best. His call was never to defend territory, but to widen the table. Never to guard identity, but to lose it in love.

So perhaps the real challenge of St George’s Day is not whether we can celebrate it, but how.

Can we reclaim it as a day not of exclusion, but of holy courage?
Courage to resist the easy narratives that pit neighbour against neighbour.
Courage to stand against the subtle drift of nationalism dressed in Christian metaphor.
Courage to remember that the Church has never belonged to one people alone.

If George stands for anything worth keeping, it is not the slaying of enemies, but the refusal to bow to the idols of his age.

That work, it seems, is not yet finished.

04/04/2026

-Holy Saturday for Worship Leaders-

If you* helped lead worship this week, and feel a heaviness in your body even after sleeping, let’s talk about it.

What you’re feeling might not be physical tiredness, but spiritual and emotional depletion from leading some of the most powerful and complex rituals and liturgies we have.

Fortunately our bodies know how to process that too. You need water, gentle movement and probably a nap or time outside. Meditation and/or prayer. Maybe time with people you love, play and physical touch.

Think about what most refreshes your soul, not just what rests your body.

And try to get these things before the next worship you lead or even participate in.

Often the morning of Holy Saturday is the only time I get to BE: sleep-in, catch up on my favourite shows, listen to my favourite songs, take a walk.

*speaking to both clergy and lay Christians here. Friends of other faiths can decide if it applies to them.

25/03/2026

- A Prayer for the Installation of Archbishop Sarah Mullaly -
(Feast of the Annunciation, 25 March 2026)

Gracious and ever-living God,
you call into being what is not yet seen,
and draw your people forward by holy courage.

We give you thanks for your servant, +Sarah
set apart as Archbishop of Canterbury in this season of your Church’s life,
and for her place as the first woman to hold this office;
a sign that your Spirit continues to unfold new possibilities among us.

In her vocation, we glimpse what has long been promised and long awaited,
a breaking open of thresholds once thought fixed,
a widening of the path for those who follow.
May her calling be both gift and challenge,
pointing beyond herself to the work you are already doing in your Church.

As Mary of Nazareth once listened for your word
and, without full sight of the road ahead, entrusted herself to your purpose,
so grant that +Sarah may walk in that same spirit of attentive trust.
When the way is complex, give clarity;
when the burden is great, give steadiness;
when the horizon feels distant, give hope.

Through her leadership, weave together the diverse voices of your Church,
that unity may be more than agreement,
and communion more than proximity,
but a living sign of your reconciling love at work among us.

Shape her ministry as a signpost and a seed:
pointing beyond itself to your kingdom,
and bearing the fruits of your Spirit.

And for all who watch and wonder,
for all who are inspired or unsettled by this moment,
stir in us the same openness of heart,
that we too may say our "yes" to you
with trust that reaches beyond what we can see.

Through Jesus Christ our crucified, risen and ascended Lord,
Amen.

18/02/2026

The "I Dont Know" Prayer‼️

16/02/2026

24/01/2026

The Fruit of the Spirit will seem foolish
if control is your idol…

Love looks reckless
if your highest goal is self-preservation.

Joy seems naive
if you think cynicism keeps you safe.

Peace feels irresponsible
if anxiety makes you feel in control.

Patience seems passive
if you’ve built your life around urgency.

Kindness looks weak
if you think hostility is the only way to win.

Goodness feels unnecessary
if your worth is tied to what you produce.

Faithfulness seems boring
if you think life is all about chasing
the next thing.

Gentleness feels ineffective
if you think force is the only way to be heard.

Self-control seems oppressive
if you’re convinced that freedom means indulging every impulse.

The way of Jesus will always seem foolish in a world obsessed with control.

But control is an illusion.
It keeps you striving but never arriving.

What the world often calls foolish,
God often calls freedom.

The Spirit will grow what control never could.

- Reflection by Pastor Ian Simkins.

05/01/2026

I preached this Epiphany on wisdom, the kind we urgently need in a world thick with (dis)information and loud certainties.

The first to find their way to the manger were not the wealthy or the powerful, but the wise. And wisdom, as the Magi show us, knows how to kneel.

The kind of wisdom that knows when to stop scrolling, when to listen, when to fall silent, and when to offer what we have with open hands. In an age that rewards confidence, wisdom begins with reverence.

So what does it mean to be wise today? Perhaps it means learning again how to kneel. Before truth rather than trends. Before God rather than our own certainty. And letting that posture shape how we live, speak, and love in the year ahead.