By the time most of you read this it’ll be Ash Wednesday…Lent begins! What that means is in many ways between you & Jesus. I’m not being flippant or casual about the importance of the season of Lent, but deadly serious that I hope for each of...
Ok everyone…strap yourselves in this is going to be quite a BIG TIME for us & for Christ’s work in our city. THIS THURSDAY NIGHT!!! UnEarthed: Uncovering stories of Faith in Australia – Thursday 27thFebruary 2025 – 7:30 p.m. Just keep inviting, keep praying &...
Happy cooler weather week y’all! Great to have some rain but the chilly mornings are a delight! I’ve mentioned a few times that I’m in the early days of my reading through the Bible this year…that has been an every year thing for almost as long...
I’m sure I’ve mentioned before, that when our kids were young Leonie helped them learn to “see” God at work all around them. It was usually something like a beautiful moment in the natural world, or a fortunate turn of events that would be accompanied...
…it’s February!!! Is it just me…or does it seem like Christmas was about a week ago…and NOW it’s February?!?!? Where’d the last month go? Schools are doing the “staggered start”…teachers last week…a couple of private schools are already in class & public schools kick-off this week. Life has...
My Bible reading time this morning included this: “After John was arrested, Jesus went into Galilee, where he preached God’s Good News. “The time promised by God has come at last!” he announced. “The Kingdom of God is near! Repent and believe the Good News!” – Mark...
21 January 2025 I didn’t watch it, but I was relieved to see that the US Presidential Inauguration Ceremony took place without incident. It is one of the many follow-on blessings of Christianity that countries in the Western world have devised tried & true systems for...
Happy Wednesday everyone! Have you been watching the tennis over the last few weeks? I’ve caught a few glimpses now & then, mostly while folding laundry or ironing. Some exciting stuff & some interesting stories behind the nets too…more on that in a moment… As always,...
6th January 2025 Happy Epiphany everyone! Christmas ends on the day of Epiphany…the 12th day of Christmas…with the arrival of the magi…the wise travellers, or astrologers from Persia. I always marvel that a handful of mystic stargazers find Jesus an object of worship and devotion, and obey...
Happy New Year Y’all! Or…happy new year’s eve eve…How’s that? It struck me while I was recovering from a magnificent Christmas worship series and equally magnificent Christmas Day lunch…The week after Christmas is a strange time. Our normal schedules are often upended. But then January 1st, or...