Dr Martin Luther wrote a summary of what he believed so that those who came after him couldn’t claim his words for their own ends (Luther Works Vol. 37 p.360-372). He talked about what he believed and what he wanted to say about his…
This week there has been no Sea Cadets for me (except some admin that I help with) but no time with cadets after the previous week’s camp. They had a good time – and yes water was part of many of the events –…
At my first congregation we had the experience of the Queensland Dept of Health closing the site – we had a church, child care centre, and parsonage there – and then a summary closure in a matter of hours – everything shut (except for…
I oscillate between feeling that after nearly 40 years I think I’m getting the hang of being a pastor through to wondering when will I ever learn how to be a pastor?! I think I’m too arrogant to have too much of an imposter…
I’m not a fan of needles. I know they exist to do a job and that job is invariably in my best interests so I have needles when required. They hurt momentarily in the big scheme of things. This week I gave blood and…
In the world of manuscripts, papyri and scrolls, material before the printing press, I have mentioned on numerous occasions that I’d like to be the one who wandering some cave or antique store in Turkey came across a pretty well preserved copy of the…
When you’re preaching you want to communicate and concentrate on the message – getting it right – while seeing faces looking in your direction and you notice reactions even as you’re moving on to the next point. I still remember the first time I…
These days, my car tells me what’s wrong and if the signal lights are red I’m supposed to take notice! Ok, the light was orange, the buzzer noisy, and I could read the words about the tyre pressure (low). I use my car a…
It is nice to keep learning; to gain a new insight; to grow in understanding. That happened to me at Pastors’ Study Week this past week on a few occasions. The pastors bring their experiences and perspectives, our book study (Jonathan Haidt’s ‘The Anxious…
