20 January 2025 You probably never thought you’d hear me praise a monarch, but Queen Elizabeth knew a thing or two about a thing or two. For instance…my phone gave me a “quote of the day” from her that is spot on: “It's worth remembering that...
13 January 2026 I mentioned Sunday that over the course of this year you’re likely to hear stories from the CMS (Church Missionary Society) Summer School that the Guilfoyles & Lieschkes were privileged to attend. It was a privilege in every sense; even the climb from...
31 December 2025 Well...
Blessed & Merry Christmas! We’re truly in the home stretch now…the shops were a cyclone of activity this morning. Most folks still had their “Christmas Cheerful Face” on…although some were looking a bit stressed…I invited everyone I could think of to worship with us over the...
15 December 2025 “The Dark Side of Christmas” revisited… Well...
Tuesday, 9th December 2025 It’s Christmas everywhere I turn! After our festive morning tea last Sunday, where so many of us pulled out our most playful Christmas attire, I was privileged to do so again today at the Christian College. Today was a Christmas Mufti Day…so I pulled...
Happy Wednesday y’all! I hope you’re not trying to do anything outside today. Or you might be down the street before you know it. As my favourite AA Milne story once noted, “It was a very blustery day!” So…while we keep things battened down…let’s take a quick...
Happy Tuesday Y'all! A friend asked me last week if we were celebrating Thanksgiving this year. The 4th Thursday in November in the US is the official "Thanksgiving Day;" complete with turkey dinners (roasted or fried as you decide), mashed potatoes, green beans, pumpkin pie (not...
Wednesday, 12th November 2025 I’m HOME! Yes…I’ve returned from the yearly worship planning gathering with the Pastors at LifeWay Lutheran Church in Sydney. They’ve got a different leadership configuration this year, so we weren’t sure how things would go. I’ve been working with the previous lead pastor...