Have We Used The Time Well?
I’ve been thinking back over the last two months and what I’ll miss, or won’t miss, about the current restrictions…
The Power Of Love
Like so many other things, Anzac Day will this year will be very different. However, while we may have to change the way we celebrate this day, the truths behind it do not change. Jesus said, “Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:12-13).
Life Emerges from the Darkness
Current coronavirus restrictions are driving us to do some things we might not otherwise do. Last weekend we spent a family day cleaning out our fish pond. The water was very green and who knew what was lurking in its inky depths…
Don’t Forget About Easter
Good Friday and Easter Sunday services are usually our largest services of the year. With the Church closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year will be very different. We may not be able to meet, but that doesn’t mean we should forget about Easter…
Live as Children of Light
We live in challenging times. We closed the doors at St. John’s last week and have no idea when we will be able to reopen. All around us we see fear, uncertainty, and increasing panic. Nowhere has that been more evident than in our supermarkets. The word used in the bible to describe this situation is “darkness.”
Strengthening Connections
One of the consequences of the spread of the Coronavirus, apart from its health effects, is isolation. The advice is that, if we are feeling unwell, we should self-isolate for 14 days to limit the potential spread of this virus…
Who Is Responsible?
In December and January, I responded to some of the major fires burning throughout NSW with many other volunteer firefighters from our community. But even before the fires were out, the blame game had begun. We seem to have an innate need to hold someone responsible.
Trusting the God of Christmas
Trust is a precious thing, easily lost and difficult to regain. A survey taken around the time of the last Federal election found that the Australian public’s trust in politicians and the political system is at its lowest in over 20 years.
A Survival Plan for the Return of Jesus
If you’ve watched any TV over recent weeks you can’t have missed the advertising campaign by the NSW Rural Fire Service – “How Fireproof Is Your Plan?” It’s all about having a plan for what you will do if a bush fire threatens your home.
Green is Good
At times I feel guilty that, in the midst of a drought, my home is surrounded by green lawns that are watered each night by automatic sprinklers (we use bore water)…
Time To Listen To The Expert
I had a brilliant idea the other night. If I could just come up with a way to extract carbon from its gaseous form in the atmosphere, convert it into a solid material, or perhaps a liquid, and store the resulting product deep underground…
To Normalise, or Not to Normalise
On Monday last week, there was an article in a major Sydney newspaper about another mass shooting in the United States. In Texas, when police attempted to pull over a vehicle for failing to indicate, the driver shot 7 people dead and injured a further 21…
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