Pastors Letter (Page 16)

Hi Everyone, This week I’ve been reading a book called “Being the Bad Guys” by Stephen McAlpine. (Some might remember that Cameron promoted this book at Digging Deeper last year.) I particularly found the fifth chapter of the book helpful. It points out a “gospel” that’s becoming increasingly popular in our society. A gospel that says…

Hi Everyone, I’m really looking forward to our next three weeks of church. We have Paul Harrington joining us to speak on the topic “Our Work: God’s Plan”. I reckon ‘work’ is a great topic for us to be thinking about at the moment. Work (And by work I mean work in a broad sense – we work in paid employment, as we study, as we care…

Hi Everyone, I hope you’ve had a great week so far. It was great to see so many amazing gifts at our ‘gift swap day’ on Sunday. I hope lots of you have been able to give out your gifts and that for some it’s led to great opportunities for good conversation. There’s a handful of gifts still leftover, so if you missed out you’ll get…

Hi Everyone, Salt and pepper. Chicken and chips. Shoes and socks. Christmas and presents. Gift-giving and Christmas go hand and hand nowadays. Can you imagine a Christmas without presents? Maybe you’re not faced with a gift-giving onslaught, but for me, there can be work present games, the kids’ school Kris Kringle, Kris Kringle on one side of the family, Kris Kringle on…

Dear friends Thanks to everyone who jumped in and helped or brought things for the farewell on Sunday. I thought it was a great morning, a good send off for Cameron and Karen, but also a great way to mark a significant day for our church. With Cameron sent off and Summer beginning, I’m expecting a slightly different ‘vibe’ around church for the next…

Dear friends One of the most poignant questions asked in Scripture is the one that Cain asks God:  “Am I my brother’s keeper?” (Gen. 4.9).  Within the story of Cain & Abel, the implied answer is obvious – “Yes”.  Abel has a responsibility to “keep” (watch over, care for, preserve) his brother.  And he is accountable to God for this. We live in an era where one…

Dear friends I’m sure you’ve seen lots in the news about COVID and borders this week. With interstate borders reopening on Tuesday there seems to be no end of opinions. Plenty are excited to be able to reunited with loved ones, some are fearful about the virus coming in. Some think this should be the end of any sort of COVID regulation, while others would…

Dear friends It is an interesting time for me at the moment.  Having announced that I am leaving, there is a certain amount of looking forward, wondering what God will bring next.  However, there is also a fair degree of looking back, reflecting on the life and ministry that we have shared together.  Not that I would put myself in his league, the words of the Apostle Paul…