06 May When you’re in new territory…
I'm in Sydney as I write these weekly notes...
Author: John Guilfoyle
29 Apr The certain amidst life’s uncertainties.
It seems this is the season for elections. Canada just had one. Ours is this week. Next week the College of Cardinals will elect a new Pope for the Roman Catholic Church. In every case, once the results are in, things will either change a...
22 Apr He is Risen indeed!!!
Happy Easter y’all! Yep…it’s not a day…it’s a lifestyle! Don’t let the public holidays this week lull you into thinking that all the excitement is over…Jesus is still risen & ruling & IS for all eternity. My Southern black church colleagues used to preach about “the great gettin’...
15 Apr The Great Three Days!
Welcome to Holy Week! In an earlier time, the Church referred to the Worship experiences of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter as “The Great Three Days.” They were seen as a unified whole, each essential in the context of the others in telling the good...
08 Apr What if the first domino never falls?
If there’s one thing we can say about the Bible…it consistently delivers a consistent word from God. That may sound obvious, but here’s what I’m learning because I see it over & over again in the Scripture… Ok…remember last week I said we should eliminate the...
02 Apr Let’s eliminate the “But”
Happy Tuesday/Wednesday everyone! No…I haven’t lost my mind. That title up there comes from a very common human malady…the problem of the “but.” Here’s what I mean…I’ve been reading Judges. As Judges opens, God has led his people into the land of his promise. They’ve been...
23 Mar Picking up where we left off…
Gigantic thanks all around for your prayers & great help while I was away playing tour guide for friends from Texas & spending a few days with our church-planting gospel co-workers in Penrith. It’s a HUGE reassurance to be able to place the reins of...
04 Mar Lent begins!
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...
25 Feb What a BIG WEEK! and then some!
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 &...
18 Feb Walk where it’s safer
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...