For all the saints…..
This Sunday we are invited to remember those men and women who have inspired people through the ages because of the way they lived; and because in tha [...]
We are not alone
The other day I was talking to a member of our congregation at St John’s about what we might do when the restrictions ease and enable us to gather aga [...]
Community of faith
Last year we had a wonderful opportunity to travel through Germany and Norway. I have always been interested in architecture and history, so whenever [...]
How to live in the land – what being holy means
The gradual easing of restriction has coincided with warmer spring weather, and it's great to see people enjoying the parklands of our city, and relis [...]
The water of life
In my mid-teens I had the privilege of going on a ‘safari’ into the outback – way up to Tibooburra in the north west corner of NSW. We went to build a [...]
Strength in our trials
Often in the early morning I walk down to Queens Park for exercise and pass the various memorials to Burke and Wills who camped there on the first leg [...]
God is the good shepherd; a good father.
This Sunday our Samoan Youth are taking the service at St Johns. It is also ‘Father’s Day’ which is an important celebration particularly in the Samoa [...]
Moving on from failure
One of the big challenges in our lives is learning how to respond when things don’t go the way we had hoped. It could be as simple as a recipe not tur [...]
Joy and juvenation
Friendship is one of the great gifts of life. I am grateful for those people in my life who have shared some of my journey, listened attentively to me [...]
A vibrant faith that inspires
This week I had a zoom catch up with the other ministers and pastors in the Essendon area, and it was good to see their faces, hear their voices and l [...]