There are a lot of words involved in the Christian faith. We talk, we sing, we read, we share, we pray. It makes sense. How else can we be understood …
IS THERE ANYTHING GOOD TO SAY ABOUT THE CHURCH?
Have you heard criticism of the church recently? Our church, other churches, all churches? It is easy to find what is wrong with Church. Criticism ranges from deeply disturbing insights …
We need to become great at events
Churches are good at running events. We run church services, group events, picnics, street parties, guest speakers and more! We do this most weeks, most months of the year. We …
A Testimony of Thanksgiving
Over these last weeks, we’ve seen that the Psalms can offer us a kind of map for relating to God. We’ve explored this in the suffering of lament (Psalm 69), …
WHAT TO DO WHEN I GROW UP?
What will you do when you grow up? Some may ask this with wry smile, as they are well past the due date for being grown up. But our young …
A CITY OF CONTRIBUTORS
Last night I attended the Unley Council Community Grants Presentation. This year we are recipients of a grant for café style furniture for our playgroup and community events. We have …
WHY REMEMBER?
What were you doing a year ago? Randomly a photo will appear in an App’s news feed reminding me of memorable moments. I see fun with family, holidays, key events, …
GROWING A COMMUNITY OF CONTRIBUTORS
Recently I read ‘Three Horizons of Growth’ from consultancy company, McKinsey. This is a model for strategy where the first horizon represents maintaining current business, the third horizon is a …
“THY WILL BE DONE”
At our Tuesday morning prayer meeting, we always finish with the “Lord’s Prayer”. This is a wonderful way to conclude all the petitions we have brought to our Great God …
Lessons from a ‘flawed’ Dad.
In his teaching of what God is like, Jesus extends our vision for what makes for a great father. I think his most potent story is that of the ‘Lost …