Category Archives for Life
Is there life after Holy Switch?!!
Well, it’s been quite a week! Our community was on national TV on the Holy Switch programme last Sunday night – and lots of us were left with really mixed feelings after the show. Quite a few of us feel … Continue reading
Barney’s – The Story so Far
Here is a video from a talk I gave back in June 2012 in Canberra. I was asked to talk about our ministry and mission in Tasmania. I re-watched this recently, and felt extremely thankful to God at what’s going … Continue reading
Pulling Down Walls… And Building Bridges
In 1989, the world changed. The frozen relationship between the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe on the one hand, and the United States of America and Western Europe on the other, began to thaw. The Cold War was coming to … Continue reading
Conversations with the trees…
We have some great trees in our garden. I’m sitting under one now – a great, tall birch tree, with long, drooping branches that reach down almost to the ground, and provide great shade from the sun, and a wonderful, … Continue reading
Wide, Wide as the Ocean…
Well, it’s beginning to feel like the summer holidays are over, as the New Year winds up and I begin to focus on all the fun and exciting things that are coming up this year. Nevertheless, I’ve really enjoyed the … Continue reading
Showing Up To Church – Why bother…? Reason #2: No Man is an Island
Life is rubbish if you do it by yourself. There are many reasons for this – not least of which is the fact that we were not made to do life by ourselves. Regardless of whether we are more of … Continue reading
Showing Up To Church – Why bother…? Reason #1: It’s God’s Idea
Well, having got the ball rolling with the last post, here’s a swipe at the first reason – in my mind – for why it’s worth showing up and being part of church. First of all – for the record … Continue reading
Showing Up To Church – Why Bother?
I’ve spent a bit of time over the last couple of weeks allowing God to speak to me about gathering together as God’s people. I have had quite a few conversations with people, recently and over the last few years, … Continue reading
Absence + God = Heart Grows Fonder
I have been back a couple of days now from my first trip back to Europe in four years. My head is still spinning with all the great experiences I had there and all the profound things I felt God … Continue reading
Thoughts and feelings from Pilgrimage
For the last few days we have been in Sheffield, at the Pilgrimage week. I am so so so glad that I came. It is so encouraging to see with my own eyes and hear with my own ears the … Continue reading