Identity matters. While I was walking into school one day, my son and I were talking about different kinds jobs that people have. We were talking about school teachers, policemen and builders. As we were walking past the school office, my son asks me ‘who are you dad?’ I could have answered that question in…
“A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters. He refreshes my soul.” Psalm 23 is a favourite for many Christians. It’s a Psalm which people like to memorise and recall during troubling days. Children’s Bibles will often…
Gospel ministry in Tasmania is about often about serving God in small communities. The suburb where I live, in Summerhill, is its own distinct community. We’re always meeting familiar and sort-of-familiar people whereever we go. Everyone buys groceries at the same shop, sends their kids to the same school, walk around the same streets. Gospel…
What’s your greatest achievement this year? It might be that you got that certificate at school. It might be that you’ve broken through, resolved a hard problem at work. Great achievements are worth celebrating. The Olympics recently finished, and there we saw athletes at the top of their game. They did amazing things, breaking records…
On the 5th September our church will be holding a Celebration Sunday. It’s an occasion to thank God for the way he’s provided for us in so many ways. He’s answered many prayers. It’s also an ideal time for you to come along. So, we’d love to invite you to church! It doesn’t matter if…
We’ve come to a milestone Sunday for our church plant. From this Sunday we’re moving out of the house and into a public venue. We’re meeting (for the next while) in the Hadspen Memorial Centre. Some reflections on what God has done so far. In early 2020 we begin this exciting, yet daunting, task to…
One of our commitments at Grace Presbyterian Church is to what are called the ordinary means of grace. We could be doing all sorts of things as a new church, and there is the temptation for a small church plant to look to various techniques and programs for success. Church plants, in the early years,…
We’re about 1 month into the church plant (give or take). Our church plant team has been meeting together each week on a Sunday. It’s wonderful to see how we’re beginning to gel together. I love the way everyone approaches how we read the Bible, we take it seriously and think deeply about how God’s…
It’s a time of endings and beginnings. The unofficial holiday season which stretches the weeks from Christmas to the long weekend is about to end. In less than 2 weeks, thousands of children will leave the parks and beaches and head to the classroom. There are new routines to be established, new challenges ahead. It’s…
We’re a Presbyterian church. Yet, for obvious reasons, when I talk about being a presbyterian it doesn’t mean a whole lot of anything to most people. However, being presbyterian really does shape a lot of who we are and what we do (even if you’d never see me dead in a kilt). It means we…
