Learning to follow Jesus in 21st Century Australia
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 →
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 →
Just about every Australian adult lives with a certain amount of debt. For some, it might be a credit card debt of a few thousand dollars. For others, it might be a personal loan for a car, motorbike or overseas trip that could take years to repay. A lot of people have home loans or... Continue Reading →
During the three years of Jesus’ earthly ministry, he told a lot of parables to teach people about the mysteries of the coming Kingdom of God and how to live faithfully in his Kingdom. One of the most difficult parables Jesus told is called the Parable of the Shrewd Manager or the Parable of the... Continue Reading →
There are times in our lives when we can have a disagreement with someone or our relationship with that person can go through a rocky patch. What do we do then? Do we sit back and wait for the other person to make the first move to make things right? Or do we try to... Continue Reading →
What would you do if your employer handed a large amount of money over to you and asked you to look after it for them? There are so many things we could do with that money! For example, we might put it in a long-term savings account and earn a reasonable amount of interest. Or,... Continue Reading →
Being fair is something that a lot of people think is really important. In Australian culture we value giving someone a ‘fair go’. What we usually mean by that is that all people should have the same opportunities. If people are disadvantaged in some way, they should be able to give something a go to... Continue Reading →
In all of Creation, one of the most beautiful and diverse things God has made is music. Every culture since the dawn of time has had its own form of music. In our own time, we have an incredible diversity of forms of music, from classical to rock, from pop to country, jazz, blues, punk,... Continue Reading →
