Merry?
Merry? We tend to say at this time of the year, ‘Merry Christmas’, but I sometimes wonder how ‘merry’ that first Christmas might have been. I am thinking there would have been a degree of anxiety, especially with Mary [...]
Open the door – Close the door
The other week in our Ministry Unit Council meeting, something was said that made me think about Proverbs 3:5-6 (and I’ve also been thinking a lot about these words lately ☺). This is what we are told in the Holy [...]
Loneliness 1
The other day I read the following - perhaps it is a sign - time will tell. But in saying that, I hope the first part of verse 16 is not a sign ☺. In 2 Timothy 4: 16 [...]
In Church or In Christ
Last week this was sent to me. It reminds me of when I heard from someone that just as being born in the church doesn't make you a Christian, so too being born in a chicken pen doesn't make [...]
Christian Religious Instruction
What a year it has been. And what a year it has been for God's churches as we respond to all the changes that keep happening. No doubt, many of us in our workplaces are impacted by all of [...]
Get used to it… ☺
As many of you know, I've pretty much stopped following the NRL (National Rugby League). Although I went to just about every one of the Cronulla's home games (as I used to live in the Shire), I have given [...]
In vain…
As many of you know, I don't sleep much. I have always been like this; it must be in my genes 🙂 . But over the years I have changed - well, the Lord has changed me. I still [...]
Fact, Faith, Feelings
In 1988 (I sometimes think it wasn’t that long ago - but it is now ) I did a discipleship course called Christianity Explained after Sue and I got our second son done, that is baptised. It is another story [...]
“What I liked about State of Origin”
I guess many of you are thinking that Trev must certainly like the State of Origin NRL results as he goes for NSW and they won the series and even scored 76 points to 6. But, strangely, that isn’t why [...]
Gafcon Update
As you probably already know, as a church family we support Gafcon (Global Anglican Future Conference) - hence why we have such on the front page of this bulletin and on our website. Sadly, many parts of the Anglican Church [...]
