Learning to follow Jesus in 21st Century Australia
On the last Saturday in September this year, the Brisbane Lions football club won their third Australian Football League (AFL) premiership in a row. Achieving the three-peat hasn’t been easy for the club. Ten years ago, they were sitting at the bottom of the AFL ladder with poor membership numbers and low attendances at their... Continue Reading →
Most church communities have something that they are known for. For example, a lot of churches in the Barossa Valley are known for having old, beautiful buildings. The reputation of other churches can be based on a particular worship style, a ministry, a musical instrument like a pipe organ, or other things they have or... Continue Reading →
Do you ever change your mind? We all make lots of decisions in our lives. Some of these might be small things about what we will eat, what we will wear, or how we will spend the day. Other decisions can be more significant and shape the course of our lives such as what careers... Continue Reading →
There are times in life when we all need help. Sometimes, problems can be so big that we can’t see our way through them, or we can’t resolve them by ourselves. These are the times when we can look to someone we trust and who has what’s needed to take care of our problems for... Continue Reading →
After Paul’s dramatic conversion to the Christian faith on the road to Damascus (Acts 9:1-31), he spent the rest of his life traveling around the Eastern Mediterranean Sea spreading the gospel, establishing new churches and encouraging young Christian communities. In what is referred to as his Second Missionary Journey, which we can read about in... Continue Reading →
Over the last few weeks during the season of Lent, we have been listening to God’s Word for his grace to us in Jesus. We began on Transfiguration Sunday, the Sunday before Lent started, as we heard God’s voice from the cloud instruct Jesus’ followers, including us, to listen to Jesus (Matthew 17:1-9). On the... Continue Reading →
Sometimes in movies, TV shows or cartoons, a character in a story will have a sudden realization, idea or inspiration. These moments can often be represented by a lightbulb appearing over the character’s head. The lightbulb indicates that the character has worked something out, come up with a new solution to a problem, or realised... Continue Reading →
An employment company is currently running a couple of advertisements which feature fictional characters who look for their perfect jobs on the company’s app. One of these characters is Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. She is working in a supermarket but finds what sounds like the perfect job for her by using the company... Continue Reading →
Some Australian capital cities are built on beautiful waterways. Sydney Harbour is rated as one of the most picturesque harbours in the world. Perth stands on the beautiful Swan River. The Brisbane River snakes around the Queensland capital and provides stunning views of its high-rise offices, apartment buildings and parklands. However, our own Torrens River... Continue Reading →
