Charlie Hebdo and the freedom to offend
Church bulletin For those who had never heard of Carlie Hebdo, they have now. Of course this magazine was recently thrust onto the world stage when Islamic gunmen stormed into …
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints
Church bulletin for January As reflected in recent bulletins, death is one of the constants of life in this fallen world. There are times when we are confronted with death …
God’s marvellous grace
Church bulletin for January It has been wonderful to have four weeks on holiday. I started by painting the boys bedroom. Finally the bright green and vivid blue which not …
When problems are good to have
Bulletin for December Most of us no doubt do all we can to avoid problems, there are however some problems we should welcome. One such problem is too many people …
There is no app to substitute the “old paths”
Church Bulletin for December Kylie and I finally bit the bullet earlier in the year and bought IPhones. I have added a number of apps including: Bibles; sermon audio; sports …
Never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee
Church bulletin for December For two days Phil Hughes lay in an induced coma after being struck in the head by a cricket ball. Shock turned to disbelief when his …
Keeping up appearances
Church bulletin I hate going to the shops, especially when I need to do buy clothes. It’s normally a drawn-out affair in which the moaning of the children is second …
Plan to read; read to a plan
Bulletin for November At the moment I am completely out of my comfort zone when it comes to preparing sermons for the evening service. My usual pattern is to be …
He plants His footsteps in the sea and rides upon the storm
Church bulletin for November One Monday night last month Cameron was at cricket training when an ominous sight began to unfold before us. The bright blue sky was disappearing as …
The bitter dregs of success
Church bulletin for November As a family we have been watching a DVD called The Bush Tucker Man. It’s about survival in the Australian outback. Some of the episodes trace …