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Posted by Alan Lukabyo 1 year ago.
Recently in church we reflected on Jesus’ words, ‘You are the light of the world’. This isn’t a command – it’s a statement. It doesn’t become true when you do something, it is true already. read more ...
Posted by Alan Lukabyo 1 year ago.
I normally find empty seats in church disappointing. No surprises there! When there are fewer empty seats (in other words a fuller building) it means that a greater proportion of our ‘regulars’ have come to church that day, and that there are visitors or newcomers among us. read more ...
Posted by Alan Lukabyo 1 year ago.
In late 2005, we took an enormous step.
The step required prayerful hours of discussion and planning by the Parish Council. It required the goodwill of our regulars, and real sacrifice by the members of our Telopea congregations. read more ...
Posted by Alan Lukabyo 1 year ago.
Would you rather be an outsider or an insider? The answer is ‘insider’ – even without knowing what the question is about! We love to belong. And insiders naturally behave in ways which celebrate and deepen the joy of belonging. read more ...
Posted by Alan Lukabyo 1 year ago.
A couple of weeks ago I missed an interview with someone. The person said that she had emailed me a week beforehand. read more ...
Posted by Alan Lukabyo 1 year ago.
The human brain generates explanations. When things happen, we don’t just notice them, we try to make sense of them.
I’ve been made aware of this at church lately, with so much change in the air. read more ...
Posted by Alan Lukabyo 1 year ago.
I was recently at a training session for ministers, where each of us was asked what sort of person we were hoping our church would produce. Initially, our answers were all pretty general: ‘Christians’, ‘people who love Jesus’, ‘people who are prayerful’ and so on. read more ...
Posted by Alan Lukabyo 1 year ago.
It may be second nature to many of us, but referring to God as ‘Father’ is very remarkable. read more ...
Posted 1 year ago.
Which organisations do you give money to, and why? Possibly like me you assume your giving is shaped by a combination of generosity and clear thinking. If that’s true of you, you’re the exception.
Research has shown that church giving is largely based on perceptions and emotions. read more ...
Posted by Alan Lukabyo 1 year ago.
I’ve been fascinated by the news of the riots in England. The whole thing began as community outrage following a police shooting. But since then the rioting has taken on new forms. read more ...
Posted by Alan Lukabyo 1 year ago.
We’ve been setting up a new database of people connected to our church. There’s nothing unusual about this – churches have always had registers with members’ details of in them, and occasionally they need to be updated. read more ...
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Posted 3 weeks ago.
I have had a number of conversations recently with members of the congregation who are enthusiastic about the initiatives in the plan we are implementing but wanted me to be aware that our church h read more >>
Posted by Alistair Seabrook 2 months ago.
Have you ever been to an art gallery and seen a picture that just captures your attention so much that you can’t take your eyes off it? The more you look at the picture, the more you are impressed b read more >>
Posted by Alistair Seabrook 3 months ago.
It isn’t very often that we call a doctor out to do a home
visit these days and we don’t usually get the focused attention of the same doctor
for three full days. read more >>
Posted by Alistair Seabrook 4 months ago.
Is there life after death?
If there is, what is it like? For all the scepticism about God in our society
there is still a fascination with the idea of an afterlife. read more >>
Posted by Alistair Seabrook 4 months ago.
In a few
weeks time (8-10 March) we will be hosting Paul Borden, a ministry consultant
from America. read more >>
Posted by Alistair Seabrook 6 months ago.
Many of us will have found comfort, peace and
refreshment in the familiar words of Psalm 23. read more >>
Posted by Alistair Seabrook 6 months ago.
What is the flavour that sums up Christmas for you? Gingerbread? Chocolate?
Fruit cake? Plum pudding? Brandy sauce? Pavlova? Turkish delight? For me, the flavours
I associate with Christmas are m read more >>
Posted by Alistair Seabrook 6 months ago.
Last night was the Dundas Telopea Community Carols at Dundas
Public School. read more >>
Posted by Alistair Seabrook 6 months ago.
It is the season for nativity plays and many of us will be
enjoying watching children dressing up and playing their parts. read more >>
Posted by Alistair Seabrook 7 months ago.
This weekend is the start of Advent – the four weeks of
counting down to Christmas. It is a time to look forward to celebrating the
coming of God’s Son, Jesus Christ, into our world. read more >>
Posted by Alistair Seabrook 7 months ago.
My daughter loves to get a birthday party invitation from
one of her preschool friends. She gets so excited that she will read the
invitation over and over again. read more >>
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