19 March 2020 Recently I received an anonymous Connection Card on Sunday suggesting we should have a spoken acknowledgement of country at the start of every church service. For some…

16 June 2020 Dear Friends, There’s no children’s program during church, so what am I meant to do with the kids during the service?! I imagine that this is what…

7 July 2020 Friends, sing to Lord! “Praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day… addressing one another in psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to…

6 August 2020 Dear Friends, This extended time of uncertainty and stress due to Coronavirus is deeply wearying. And now I find myself shocked as I wake up to the…

20 August 2020 Friends, in a couple of weeks, we’ll commence a sermon series in 1 Timothy. It will take up most of the rest of the year, and will…

3 September 2020 When COVID began, I found it more challenging to engage with the sermon. This was by no means a reflection of the quality of preaching at St…

8 October 2020 What is the better work? Making sandwiches or teaching the Bible? Over the long weekend, I attended a conference with people from St Michael’s and the Uni…

5 November 2020 When stopped by a beggar, my policy is to refuse to give cash. Rather, if I have time, I buy them something to eat. But I recall…