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 →
Being invited to a wedding can be a great honour. Wedding receptions can be very expensive so often the number of guests is limited, and couples can’t invite everyone they would like. So people usually celebrate weddings by dressing up for the occasion. Men might either pull the suit out from the back of the... Continue Reading →
In 1981, two big names in the popular music scene of that time collaborated to write a song that described the stresses of life a lot of people were facing. Under Pressure, written and performed by the band Queen and solo artist David Bowie, became a big hit for the musicians. Its lyrics resonated with... Continue Reading →
We all enjoy the benefits of light – both natural light from the sun and artificial light generated by electricity – each and every day. Light helps us to see where we’re going so we don’t bump into things or get lost. Sunlight helps us to stay warm and powers the solar panels on the... Continue Reading →
Who do you listen to? We are surrounded by a lot of voices saying different things to us. We all have people in our lives, such as family members, friends, teachers, employers or colleagues, who say various things to us or about us. There are voices in the media that are constantly communicating different messages... Continue Reading →
When I was a young boy in Sunday School, we were given Bible verses to learn each week. One of these was, “God loves a cheerful giver” from 2 Corinthians 9:7. At the time I thought it meant that we were supposed to give to others and be happy about it. This interpretation might have... Continue Reading →
Over the season of Lent, groups of people from our parish explored what the gospel readings for the coming week can teach us about following Jesus in the way of Christ-like love. We did this by asking what each Bible reading teaches us about God’s love for us in Jesus, trusting God’s love for us,... Continue Reading →
When people are expecting a child, they often plan for the baby to be born in a birthing suite at a hospital. These maternity wards are clean and sterile where every care is taken for the safe delivery of the child. Experienced medical professionals are present in case there is an emergency of some kind,... Continue Reading →
In 1974, a Hungarian sculptor and architecture professor named Ernö Rubik invented a puzzle which has challenged and frustrated people ever since. If you’ve never seen a Rubik’s Cube, it is a small cube with nine tiles on each face. When you buy a Rubiks’ Cube, the tiles on each face are the same colour... 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 →
