Pastor - leading, teaching, equipping, caring. Follower of Jesus. Husband of Mez. Father of two.
Hopefully you didn’t watch the movie Titanic or Apollo 13 wondering what happens! So why make a movie about it? Why would we want to hear a story we already know? Why retell history? That’s the question we often face as Christians – why should we keep telling the same message? Isn’t it outdated or
Many of our Australian sporting teams carry a unique identity, a nickname. The rugby union team, the Wallabies. Our female cricketers, the Southern Stars and the soccer team are the Matildas. The men’s hockey team are the Kookaburras. There’s a certain theme, an Aussie flavour, a national identity. It continues with the rugby league team,
Do you love this city? Recently Melbourne lost the title of “world’s most liveable city.” After 7 years at the top, it fell… to second place. But for a city that ranks so highly, we find it easy to pick its faults (transport, cost of living, safety, etc.). It’s loud and busy and… that’s why
When I was a teenager, I thought it was funny to say, “aim low, you’ll never be disappointed.” I thought it was kind of clever. Depressing, discouraging and devoid of hope… but clever. I was more interested in being clever than being courageous. We might not openly and intentionally think this way, but subconsciously, I
What if there was only one message you needed to hear? I’ve written 100 sermons but perhaps there should only be one I ever have to give. If I’d know that earlier, I could have saved myself a lot of time in preparation. Love God with everything. Love others as you love yourself. It’s the
When people really want something… they’ll form a queue. It may not always be orderly or neat, but people line up for the boxing day sales, they queue outside Aldi before the weekly “Special Buys” go on sale, there’s even the few faithful crowding around apple stores when a new iPhone is released. We’ll go
Caring about people is hard. So many people and needs. So much going on, going wrong. Terror. Abuse. Depression. Poverty. Hate. We can be left feeling limited – there’s only so much I can do. Liable – I should have done more. Lost – where can I start? Lonely – who’s caring for me? Often,
When you have a child, people are interested in who in the family it looks like, who the child resembles. To be honest, I can’t really tell, babies look like babies to me. But often, even complete strangers, will come up to us and tell us who they think our babies look like. People find
After the great leaders of the past (Moses, Joshua and others), the book of Judges covers centuries of the history of God’s people, ultimately ending with everyone in Israel doing what is right in their own eyes. There’s a cycle of rebellion, retribution, repentance and rescue. And yet throughout this period, God in his mercy