Learning to follow Jesus in 21st Century Australia
A few months before any new movie is released in the cinema, a trailer for the movie usually appears. We might see these trailers in a few different places: as advertisements on our televisions, at the cinema before we see another movie, or on YouTube. Their purpose is to give us an idea of what... Continue Reading →
One of the good things about joining in with school worship on Friday mornings is the complimentary tea or coffee that is provided. A few different options are available and after letting the very kind volunteers know what we would like, they usually respond with the question, ‘Would you like sugar?’ I’ve been told that... Continue Reading →
People can fall asleep in some pretty strange places. For example, when I was at university, sometimes I dozed through my lectures. In more recent years, after becoming a dad, I reckon can fall asleep just about anywhere. I’ve also seen people sleeping on public transport, in movies, or even during a sermon on more... Continue Reading →
The world is full of amazing and beautiful places to visit. They might be close by, such as around Adelaide or our state of South Australia, or they might be further away in foreign countries such as south-east Asia, Europe, or the United States of America. While we might enjoy visiting other places, getting there... Continue Reading →
I'm preaching 3 different messages across 6 services over the Easter weekend. Instead of writing out a full manuscript for each message, here is a brief summary of what I offered the people of our faith community… Maundy Thursday ‘Handed On’ (1 Corinthians 11:23-26) There is a game children sometimes play where they sit in... Continue Reading →
Theology can often intimidate people. Maybe it’s because the Bible is such a big book with a story that spans thousands of years and names that are really hard to pronounce. Maybe it’s because pastors are often people with tertiary degrees who have spent years learning so much theology that we think they are the... Continue Reading →
There are a lot of good things about living in the Barossa Valley. Over the last year since we’ve moved here, two aspects I enjoy about living here are the birds and the flowers. There are a wide variety of birds that live in the Barossa. I can understand why they can be a problem.... Continue Reading →
You probably don’t need to be a fig farmer to connect with what’s happening in the Parable of the Fig Tree which Jesus tells in Luke 13:6-9. Anyone who has had limited success in cultivating plants can probably identify with the frustration of the person who came looking for figs but didn’t find any for... Continue Reading →
Over Christmas Eve and Day, we had four services and I preached three different messages. Instead of writing and posting each one, here’s a summary of what I said… Christmas Eve – ‘Revealed Grace’ (Titus 2:11) Sometimes Christmas can seem to be like a Where’s Wally? picture. These are pictures with lots of detail which... Continue Reading →
A lot of winter sports come to the end of their season with grand finals in September and October. In Lyndoch last weekend, local football and netball competitions played their grand finals. The SANFL played their grand final that Sunday afternoon at the Adelaide Oval. This weekend the AFL played their final game on Saturday... Continue Reading →
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