TREASURES YOU MAY NOT KNOW
Dear Friends, Many of us know the famous sayings of C.S Lewis (Lord, Liar or Lunatic etc.) but Paul Ford has collected the ‘inspirational letters’ of Lewis and here are […]
THE NEED FOR MORE DONKEYS
Dear Friends, When asked about the causes of the evident difference in vitality between the church in the US and that of Germany, Markus Spieker, a Berlin-based journalist, replied: […]
“I’M JUST A CHRISTIAN”
Dear friends, Have you found yourself in a conversation where you’ve been asked to identify what sort of Christian you are or what denomination you belong to? Whereas once you […]
Avoid the “Calendar” Approach to your Bible
Dear friends, Imagine you have a lodger whose rent is six weeks overdue. You write a letter that includes this sentence: “I cannot cancel the rent you owe but I […]
SIMON AND KATHY MANCHESTER
Dear Friends, Our time away in the UK is over and I want to thank you if you prayed for us – I think we were able to contribute to […]
THE KING AND THE KINGDOM
Dear friends, We Christians don’t tend to get a particularly good press these days, which is why Matthew Parry’s article, ‘As an Atheist I truly believe Africa needs God’, though […]
THE KING AND THE KINGDOM
Dear friends, I’ve recently been reading Matthew’s Gospel and reflecting on the Christian life as life in the Kingdom of God, under the authority and power of His king – […]
CHRISTIANS ENGAGING CULTURE
2 quick statistics: 36,000 and 143,000. 36,000 is the decrease in the number of people in the Northern region of Sydney identifying as ‘Anglican’ in the past 10 years. 143,000 […]
A MOTHER’S DAY LETTER
To our mothers / ones who raised us, Thank you. Thank you for doing so much. Thank you for making sacrifices in your life to raise us. Thank you for […]
Things to be thankful for in God’s world
Dear Friends, Someone sent me the ‘Evangelicals Now’ newspaper from England – it comes monthly (I think) and is often quite depressing with all its bad news and sometimes woolly […]
A FEW THINGS (10) TO KEEP YOU UP TO DATE
Dear Friends, Tuesday – Mike Clark This Tuesday Mike (and Caroline) Clark begin with us at St Thomas’. They have found a house (to rent) in Riverview – the children […]
FORGIVENESS AND FREEDOM
Dear Friends, How does forgiveness work in a world where people do dreadful things to one another? What causes some people to forgive so easily while others find it virtually […]