Authenticity
Is Our World on a Crash Course With Authenticity? As we hide behind walls offering glimpses of reality – those that are “insta” worthy – are we speeding towards a head on collision with truth? The famous retort of Pilate resonates, “What is truth?” Has culture so clouded our judgment that we can no longer […]
Pigment Lab — An introduction to new brands of paints – Wednesday 4th April
Pigment Lab will be demonstrating the latest in watercolour, acrylic and oil paints that have just hit the market, some of which are not available elsewhere in Australia. They sell high quality paints that are often not as expensive as other well-known brands, along with a full range of artists’ needs. Join us at Castle […]
Glenorie Mission Church
Are you happy to accept again that Easter is no more than an occasion to give the kids chocolate eggs and wish one another, ‘Happy Easter’? That’s it, nothing more, easy to deal with, nothing too difficult to think about, even a little time off work, everyone’s happy. It’s all a little warm and fuzzy, […]
When Things are Not as They Seem
The battle of Waterloo in 1815 ended in one of the most decisive victories in history and signalled the end of the military career of the brilliant French leader Napoleon Bonaparte, but the outcome was in doubt right up to the last moments of the battle. The British commander of the victorious multinational army, the […]
Why I hate religion
In January at Hillslife Church we tried to shake it up a bit … look at what we are doing and why. Ever considered what church was like, before there was church. After all, Jesus wasn’t a Christian! He was Jewish, he attended synagogue. So why do we get so caught up in the rituals, […]
Glenorie Mission Church
A long list could be made of all that takes place when Christ is invited into a heart. In John 3:3-8, the Lord Jesus was speaking concerning being born again or born from above. When we turn to Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit comes down upon us as well as into our hearts and we […]
Every Day is New Year’s Day
One of the deepest longings in the human heart is the desire to start again, to make a fresh beginning. Such longings are particularly strong as one year gives way to another, but such desires can be experienced at any time. In our human frailty, we look back on missed opportunities and things left unsaid […]
Hills Life Church
As we hit the new year and launch into 2018, like many, I had the opportunity to have some time off. While I won’t bore you with the many hours of holiday stories, I would like to reflect on the last day before I returned to work. It was my daughter’s birthday, and we finished […]
Glenorie Mission Church
Christmas has become a frenzy of excess, a frenzy of spending and consuming. A time of ‘getting’ instead of ‘giving’. We spend more than we can afford, we eat and drink more than we need and the whole experience leaves many families loaded with debt, exhausted and glad when it’s finally all over. Our society, […]
The Wonder of Immanuel
James IV, one of Scotland’s greatest kings in the Middle Ages, employed a curious method in the government of his people. He would often disappear from the palace in disguise and walk unrecognised amongst his subjects in their everyday surroundings. Sometimes he was absent for weeks at a time, and even his closest advisers were […]
