Coke Factory Tour (for spch men!)
ICU always sucks!
I am writing this sitting inside the intesive care unit of Royal North Shore Hospital. Every time I come here, it’s different – especialy when one of your relatives have been admitted here. There are no machines that go “bing”. Instead there is the hissing of oxygen, the bustle of the medical staff, and the…
Soul-stirring songs (with photos!)
I’ve noted before that there is a difference between songs which just connect with the congregations and others which kind of do not (or to be fair, may only do so internally). I’m not particularly musical or claim to understand how songs engage with our affections but I can take photos. Here are some photos…
More Social Justice Thoughts (who should we help?)
There is no doubt that the idea of caring for the poor, needy, and oppressed is biblical. However, how do we do social justice in a way which is not just guilt-laden and heavy-handed? The problem is that every day we are confronted by a world racked by sin and decay – a world that…
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Thoughts on Social Justice
Social justice is something which is really on the mind of many evangelical churches in Australia. The one I’m a minister at not withstanding! The interest in social justice has been growing over the past 5 years – in Sydney, we’re probably 5-8 years behind the rest of the evangelical world. And honestly, social justice…
Rock Paper Scissor Spock Lizard
For all those who keep finding the inherent limitations of “Rock paper scissors”. All hail Sam Kass and thankyou to The Big Bang Theory. Rock Paper Scissor Spock Lizard
Mission Funding in your church
Our church has its’ AGM next week, so I thought I’d jot down some interesting trends and reflections from its’ current mission funding strategy. Right up front, when I mean “Mission Funding”, I am speaking of any funding that goes from the people of our church into some kind of mission enterprise, like a link…
Love in evangelism and social justice
In Luke 10:29, after hearing the Parable of the good Samaratin, a lawyer asks Jesus “Who is my neigbour?” Jesus makes it clear that just as the Samaritan in the parable loved “the injured man”, we as Christians are called to love all people as our neighbours. For when we love others we are moving…
For something completely nerdy
I finished an engineering degree at UNSW in 1996. One of my big regrets over the past 15 years is not keeping up with my fascination with electronics – funnily enough it was one of my majors (such a waste of a uni education!) Maybe it is pre-mid-life-crisis jitters, but that is all changing because over…
Churches need to face the next decade (Ed Stetzer)
Ed Stetzer – Churches need to face the next decade
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Taste and See that Jesus is good! 