Returning to Blogger after 10 years!

It's exactly 10 years since I used Blogger as a Social Media Platform. In fact I thought the site had been deleted long ago. I am pleased to have found it, complete with the archive from 2006.

From 2014, until recently, I kept a website as well as the normal SM Chanels of:

X (formerly Twitter)

Facebook

Instagram

With the current flavour for small instant Reels - rather than discourses with meaningful interaction - I have retired the website and returned to the old, yet tested, Blogger.

Looking back, I commenced on Blogger in 2006 when I joined the staff at the Cathedral and was licensed as Bishop's Chaplain. My contributions continued through my major car accident and unto my leaving the Diocese in 2014 when I returned to a full-time position in health, establishing my own Practice in 2018.

There is a wealth of old-stuff that I have temporarily disabled until I have a chance to edit and weed-out the dross. There are sermons, reflections/comments, original hymns of mine, along with some fun. I will upload those to a new Archive page.

The layout option here are new and I will be experimenting on the format - hopefully linking back and forth with my social media Channels.

It seems to be the thing in Australia, post Australia Day, everything starts anew.

Blessings for 2024.

Kevin.

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Jesus Christ SuperStar Melbourne - A Review by Kevin Harper

Review: Jesus Christ Superstar – Melbourne, Saturday 29 March, 2pm Matinee Starring Michael Paynter as Jesus Returning to Jesus Christ Superstar after more than five decades, my last encounter being the original London production in 1972, I was eager to see how this timeless rock opera had evolved. Accompanied by colleagues from the clinic—avid followers who’ve attended various Australian renditions featuring renowned local talents—I approached the 2pm matinee at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre with a blend of nostalgia and curiosity. This production was undeniably spectacular, yet it cast a darker, more somber tone reminiscent of medieval mystery plays. This stood in stark contrast to the original’s lighter, more minimalist approach. The emphasis on shadow and symbolism added depth but also a heaviness that diverged from the narrative clarity I fondly remembered. Vocally, the cast delivered powerful and dramatic performances. Michael Paynter’s portrayal of Jesus was emotionally charg...

Gabriel reflects on the easy YES of Mary

“Fiat” In the hush of ruined stone and lilies’ breath, He kneels—bare feet upon cracked earth, Not for conquest, nor for praise, But to bear a message older than time. She, cloaked in quiet blue, No crown, no veil, no trumpet sound— Only the steady gaze of a girl Who listens, and then says: yes . No questions. No falter. Just the unshakeable stillness of grace. And he—Gabriel— Stilled not by the words he delivered, But by the wonder of her reply. He looks upward, Bathed in the golden beam of his Master’s light, And knows: He has pleased the One who sent him.

Trooping the Colour: Memories of a Young Lieutenant

“Trooping the Colour: Memories of a Young Lieutenant” by Kevin Harper – An Englishman Downunder As the Trooping of the Colour returns this week to Horse Guards Parade in London, I find myself recalling, with a mix of pride and poignancy, my first time in attendance—not as a tourist or television viewer, but as a serving officer. The year was 1982. I was a young Lieutenant in the Royal Army Medical Corps, newly pressed and marching tall. My mother and father were with me that day, seated among the guests, beaming. I remember glancing toward them just before the parade began and seeing something in their faces—love, yes, and pride—but also a quiet knowing that their son was now part of something older and greater than any one generation. Trooping the Colour is not merely ceremony. It is an inheritance. In those days, Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II would still take the salute on horseback, astride the ever-faithful Burmese. The music swelled, the regiments moved with clockwork ...

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