Everyday Christianity
If worship is an act of religious devotion in response to God, then the opportunity to worship exists far beyond the walls of our church buildings. The very way we live our lives is worship. How does that inform the choices we make? How do we respond to God’s grace in our daily lives?
Happy anniversary!
Milestones, be they in weeks or months or years, are important. They speak of relationship. Continue reading
A place to call home
As the human institution representing the reality of God’s family, the church is called to provide a space/experience that becomes and remains for all, in their spiritual journey, a place to call home. Continue reading
Abundant life
In the midst of this life we are in death; yet our Easter message promises us that in the midst of earthly death, we are in the promise of eternal, spiritual life. Continue reading
We believe…
More than a declaration of faith, the creed brings the community together— we, together as God’s people, declare exactly that which we believe. Continue reading
Gifts of love
May we recognise that the gifts of our lives are all gifts of love—the gifts we have received, and those that we give. May we live into the reality that we love because God first loved us (1 Jn 4.19). Continue reading
Mentors
Mentoring is a humbling road, but it’s a worthwhile road. And it’s a road we’ll not be on alone; for these experiences will take place within the context of Christian community, of prayer. God will be with us every step of the way; I trust in God’s direction to guide the process wherever it’s meant to go. Continue reading
Miracles
We are miracles living within miracles; one hopes we might live our lives faithfully and joyfully responding to this reality. Continue reading
Geometrical communication
Prayer has geometry, as do our communications with one another. Mapping the geometry of our words—to God and to one another—is one way in which we can bring focus and awareness to the beauty that’s possible in how we relate. Continue reading
Perspective
Part of living in Christian community, where we are called to love one another as we have been loved, is to make an effort to see something from another person’s perspective. Whatever we do with additional perspectives, we are better for having seen them and considered them, for at the very least it means we have tried to better understand another member of God’s family, and to trust that we ourselves are being better understood as well. Continue reading
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In a world of busyness and expectations to produce, sometimes being still is perfect. Continue reading
