Down to Earth Preaching

down to earth

With the launch of a new service comes an opportunity to do some things different. I’m quite convinced that all along we were meant to hear God’s word preached from people who were real, genuine and authentic in their walk with God. Check out 2 Corinthians 4:7, which talks about how our frailty on the… [Continue Reading]

Back in Oz for a week

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It was so good to get back to Australia … even if it was for a week. I hadn’t really realised how much I missed hearing the Aussie accent, and seeing friends and family. It was like putting on your favourite pair of socks! (mine are actually so old they have holes and May Yen… [Continue Reading]

Our family and a contribution to the poor and hungry

A few weeks ago we joined our church's "Celebration of Hope" and signed up for packing food to be shipped to the poor in Africa. We went on three days of minimal eating (just water and simple food) and started conversations with the kids about people less privileged than us. At night and at our meals, we… [Continue Reading]

Celebration of Hope

Thought I'd write something serious on here for a change. Mostly I've tried to keep this blog highly personal and family oriented. A lot of my theological thinking and writing is going into my private journal as is becoming fodder for mentoring sessions, preaching sessions and series. I'm currently also working on some pretty big… [Continue Reading]

No time for rest

Well, play time is now well and truly over. Just sat through my first test, and wrote my first paper. Seriously there's a lot of reading and prep work to do for the classes. Just as an example I've read four complete books (ok fairly thin ones) last week, and a couple of chapters of… [Continue Reading]

It has to be fun!

Just thought I'd post up something that I've written on my iPhone. My iPhone and OmniFocus is now slowly filling up with observations and thoughts. However, typing on my phone isn't quite as easy as writing on the keyboard, so please excuse the brevity (and typos). Here's a snapshot into my private mind and thoughts… [Continue Reading]

Willow Creek’s Christmas LIGHT

Nick .. this pic is for you. When I get back make sure our tech room looks like this Arrgh, I'm so cut that I didn't take a picture of the stage at Willow Creek's LIGHT Christmas presentation. Let me just say that it was out of this world. The WHOLE background of the stage… [Continue Reading]

Two princes on a hill…

Just wanted to write a bit about a great chat I had with Ps. Tim Goh, Senior Pastor of Life*Expedition. We were at BBQ House, Richmond. We catch up every month or so, and every time we do its like a breath of fresh air. We talk about anything and everything, but its usually about… [Continue Reading]

There’s a new James Bond …

Just saw Quantum of Solace last night with my wife (first movie date in months). Its the second in the new series with the new Bond, and I loved it Ok, any guy who slept with a heckler & koch toy gun under his pillow till he was in his mid twenties can't be trusted… [Continue Reading]

Here’s where you can find my Sunday Message

For everyone asking about my last message (esp. those who missed Sunday Service), I've managed to get an audio version of it to put online. DVD and CDs can be ordered at church .. hehe .. I sound like I'm marketing some product. Mainly, I'm putting this on here so that I can test out… [Continue Reading]