‘Greater love has no one than … to lay down one’s life for one’s friends’
On Anzac Day we remember the endurance, courage and never give up attitude of our troops. The attitude that saw so many of our troops killed and that kept them in the atrocious conditions of Gallipoli, and in the trenches on the western front or on the Kokoda track, in the siege of Tobruk, in the jungles of Vietnam or in the harshness of Afghanistan. We remember their sacrifice.
‘Ordinary Faithfulness’: A challenge, and an encouragement
You might have heard the economic advice, “Look after the pennies, and the pounds will take care of themselves.” The idea behind this adage is that if you learn to be careful with the small financial decisions, you will naturally be careful with the big financial decisions. I believe that it is similar with faithfulness.
This Easter I see Jesus, I pray my family will as well
I grew up in a non-religious family. My closest encounter with the Christian faith was colouring outside the lines of a nativity colouring page in those lazy weeks of school before Christmas.
May you find the peace of Jesus at work this Christmas
Our journey to Christmas this year is a heavy one. World events are distressing with chaos and conflict escalating at a rate beyond our comprehension.
This Christmas, try concentrating on one gospel
Last Christmas I fell out of love with the carol The First Nowell. Having sung the familiar words all my life I was embarrassed only now to realise that the traditional opening verses portray the shepherds as faster than the wise men to spot the star in the east.
Learn to find the truly sustaining presence of God
In a world of abundant words Christians must hear the word of God as the resonant and life-giving melody that sustains our journey with Christ.
Please don’t say to me ‘God is in control’
Saying that God is in control is a well-worn cliché in Christian circles. Like Job’s comforters, it is often what well-meaning people say to us when we are going through a difficult time.
Exploring evangelism for continuing education
Mission action plans and outreach ideas abound in the Anglican Church, but do we actually talk about Jesus? How do we proclaim Jesus as Anglicans? And what do we mean by evangelism?
We must use what we have to work for God’s reign on earth
As a person of relative privilege, I am convinced that we are called to use our privilege for the good of others.
May the Spirit’s wisdom inspire us as we walk together
Just as the Catholic Church was challenged to explore and implement more participatory synodality, so Anglicans were challenged to re-receive synodality especially in its character of spiritual discernment as a means of unity.
