How to deal with anxiety
If I was asked to name what I think is the number one issue that Christians struggle with today, without hesitation I would say it is anxiety.
Over the past fourteen years I have had many conversations with people […]
Joy and the Practical Unity of the Church
“Unless the Church changes its form and gets back to community and the sharing of lives personally, the Church is done.” (Francis Schaeffer)
When Paul penned his letter to the Philippians, he wrote to a church that was experiencing […]
Joy and the Unchained Life
Paul’s life circumstances when he wrote his letter to Philippi reveal he was in both literal and metaphorical chains. (See Philippians 1:12-20).
However, the life he lived out in those circumstances was far from chained!
In fact, you would be […]
The Bible and Joy
Another way of translating the New Testament word for joy is “delight.”
So when we think of joy or delight, it is difficult to separate it from ideas of happiness or good, positive feelings. Joy certainly includes those things, […]
Finding Joy in Jesus in the circumstances of Life
Introduction and Background to our series on the Letter to the Philippians
Author: Apostle Paul (probably around AD 61)
Theme: A number of theories have been proposed about when and where Paul wrote Philippians but the one best fitting […]
2024 Lent Calendar
40 daily devotional readings, looking at Jesus' last week before his crucifixion: 7 Days that Changes the World...
2023 Advent Calendar
Pastor Rob will be writing an Advent thought every day from 1 until 24 December. It will be written in a way that includes the whole family and by reading the thought together each day, it is our prayer that it will make the presence of Jesus a little more real as you lead up to Christmas!
Easter – Reasons to Hope
40 Daily reflections guiding us to redemption and resurrection.
Why toilet paper makes me think of Easter
As I write, one theme is dominating the news headlines – toilet paper supplies in our supermarkets are running low as a result of “panic buying” by large numbers of the Australian population.
Why is this?
One reason suggested is […]
Rechurching the Church
Scanning through my FB feed one morning, I came across a link to a page announcing itself as the “Unchurching Community”. The initiative comes from a former pastor, Richard Jacobson, who left his role as a pastor in 2003, […]
Are you really listening to me?
I was asked recently to speak at a seminar on The Five Love Languages and my topic was Quality Time.
Gary Chapman, author of The Five Love Languages describes Quality Time as “giving someone your undivided attention” and that it is a “powerful emotional communicator […]