OK… I know that Christmas is over and everyone is thinking about the New Year, I just wanted to end Chritsmas with some thoughts and a great Nativity scene created by Kel who lives in the Gippsland region of Victoria.

Personally, I think this is a great expression of Christmas.
I have been reflecting of late about […]

So this morning as I was trying to stop procrastinating and get on with some study (of course, blogging is another form of procrastination) I received a visit from two lovely ladies who introduced themselves as Jehovah’s Witnesses.  They asked me whether I read the bible and I said that I considered it to be […]

Exactly, two years after the tsunami devastated parts of South Asia, the recovery effort for people displaced by the disaster continues, as (this photo essay) by the UN childrens’ fund, Unicef shows, show.

A lot has been going on with us - hence the absence from the blog for a little while.  In our family we have been struck down with colds, organising the normal Christmas connections with family, packing my whole worklife into boxes in preparation for renovations, Phil has been juggling Christmas/New Year while dealing with […]

We have a pretty good video we use as an introduction to the bible - how it was put together, how to approach it etc.  The content is really good, but it was filmed in the late 70s or early 80s and features a “cool” guy wearing white shoes and belt.  This series  from the […]

Seriously, one comment on ideas for advent!  Take a long, hard look at yourselves, signposters.
So I thought I might turn conversation to the Christmas wish list.  Along with Scot McKnight I have a fair obsession with fountain pens.  I went to school somewhere similar to the school described in this article (courtesy of Scot) and learnt to […]

If you are anything like me, then the advent season is filled with incredible busyness and monstrous guilt.  Busy because every aspect of my life seems to be exploding with demands and commitments.  Guilt because I always always say to myself that this advent I am going to do a better job at preparing myself […]

In our ministry centre at Northern Community, we have a chapel that is named the “Pastor Sir Doug Nichols chapel. It is after Sir Doug who came to faith in one of the churches that merged to form Northern Community. He has a significant impact on the northern suburbs.
“The Sydney Morning Herald have an article […]

The Christian blogosphere is buzzing with the news that Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard are the new team in charge of the Federal Labor Party.  Many have referred to this article in the Monthly in which Rudd sets out his admiration of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and sets out his view on the role of faith in politics.  […]

Now I realise that I said my next post would be about Jesus as Leader and Mike Frosts session on that – but I’ve changed my mind and have decided to post about Alan’s session on The Forgotten Ways and mDNA.
Alan’s new book coming out in the New Year (and available in the foyer after church….how […]