More Answers for Hard Times (Invitation Week) Sept 1-8
Dear Friends, In two weeks it will be September 1st and we are seeking again to make some contact with our community – we must go to them and not […]
SOME THOUGHTS ON RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Dear Friends, We will soon launch a new module of Christians Engaging Culture on the topic of religious liberty. Here are some quick thoughts as a taster to start equipping […]
A BOOK FOR YOU AND A BOOK FOR YOUTH
Dear Friends, My dear mother-in-law said to me once “remember you serve the Lord from victory not for victory”. This is a profound truth that we are not trying to […]
BEFORE I FORGET – NO. 5
Dear Friends, I’ve mentioned before that St Thomas’ is not a big or small church – but even in Sydney it’s a medium sized church. For those of you who […]
LOVE TO THE LOST AND FOUND
Dear Friends, A Today at 10am we welcome from the South Sudan Francis Candiga and we welcome at 5pm our own Judy Gerber (serving in Nepal). Francis is the National […]
REFLECTING ON THE ROLE OF A PASTOR AND THE VALUE OF FRIENDSHIPS
Dear Friends, When I started full time at St Thomas’ last year Gerard gave me two great pieces of advice: (i) book your holiday early, and (ii) take more than […]
ST THOMAS’ – BEFORE I FORGET (NO.4)
Dear friends, A In 1989 Kathy and I brought three small children to St Thomas’ and that brought the total to five or six. The church was not conducive […]
COMING AND GOING | SOME NEWS FROM MIKE AND CAROLINE CLARK
COMING AND GOING Dear Friends, A Today we welcome back to St Thomas’ (at 8am and 10am) Dr. William Philip from Glasgow Scotland. William is the Senior […]
WHAT FAITH (SURPRISINGLY) LOOKS LIKE
Dear Friends, Paul (the apostle) says a surprising thing in Romans 12:3. He says “do not think of yourself more highly than you ought but rather think of yourself with […]
10 YEARS!
Dear Friends, 10 years ago this month, Judy and I started the Wedding Ministry. I reflect on this with joy. Here is just a sketch 600 weddings later. Beginnings Early […]
ST THOMAS’ – BEFORE I FORGET (NO.3)
Dear Friends, You may be interested to know that St Thomas’ had a major emphasis on music of a choral kind until the early 1980’s. In fact when I came […]
CHRISTIANS ENGAGING CULTURE – HELP TO SHARE JESUS IN A CHANGING WORLD
Dear Friends, I read an article1 this week about a couple from an Islamic country where it’s dangerous to be a Christian. They managed to escape to the US, but […]