Dec2018
ReforMission – Living in Mission (Part 4 of 4)
Why is it that some communities are effective in their mission and others seem to constantly struggle?
Dec2018
The gift of manger hands
Many people know a familiar hymn once sung regularly at confirmations: “Take thou my hand and lead me.”
Nov2018
ReforMission – Engaging with a Changing Culture (Part 3 of 4)
I remember listening to a high school speaker talk about the relationship between cause and effect.
Nov2018
A Kingdom of Care
The most profound description of the way that “King Jesus” rules over us, is discovered in the parable of the “sheep and the goats” in Matthew 25.
Nov2018
ReforMission – Engaging with a Changing Culture (Part 2 of 4)
In his book “Didn’t See it Coming” Carey Nieuwhof writes “when the speed of change around an organisation is faster than the speed of change inside the organisation, the organisation becomes irrelevant.”
Nov2018
Good Lord, deliver us …
My first computer game had a profound message embedded in it. The game was called “Patton Strikes Back”.
Oct2018
ReforMission – Engaging with a Changing Culture (Part 1 of 4)
1517 was a remarkable year. It was a year in which Martin Luther began challenging the authority of the church to dictate the ‘how’ of Christian living. Luther’s nailing of… Read more
Oct2018
‘For everything there is a season’
It is a bit odd for me to be talking about Christmas when it is still almost two months away. As the shops become more frenzied with Christmas sales, I… Read more
Oct2018
The power of Christian music
Some attribute to St Augustine the saying ‘to sing is to pray twice.’ Whether he said this or not, most of us would agree that music and songs can express… Read more
Oct2018
‘Plural praying’ post-Synod
Have mercy on US! Grant US your peace! I had the privilege of being the first of the LCA/LCANZ bishops to preach for the morning devotions at our recent Convention… Read more