thinking honestly about life and faith
We finished our studies in Britain and chose to travel through Asia for several months on the way home. It was a deeply confronting time: so much beauty and drama, trauma and discovery of what really matters. Our first stop … Read More »
We left Australia in February 1981 to undertake postgraduate study in Britain. We flew on a version of what was called the Qantas ‘kangaroo route’: hopping from Australia to Singapore, then Bahrain to London. Singapore was hot and steamy, but … Read More »
It is a common tactic of bullies to pick on those they consider weak or inferior. In institutions, this sometimes happens when groups or critics can’t get at the boss or the person in charge, so they attack the next … Read More »
It’s at least 20 years now since the idea was put forward that those who receive support from the community through ‘welfare’ payments have an obligation to society—more or less to show that they deserve that support. The policy was … Read More »
I returned to theological college after the summer vacation to learn that it had been decided it was time for me to try my wings as a pastor. The Principal told me there was a little church in need of … Read More »
I was sixteen years old and the question of what I would do with my life (as we used to put it) was becoming urgent. Again, the story begins with the church youth group: At that time it was the … Read More »
I’m responding to encouragement to share more of my story. I begin with a traumatic event in my teens. I reflect on how this eventually led me to become a theologian and always, as a theologian, a pastor. I grew … Read More »
For many years we have walked past the wetlands fed by the Painkalac Creek, at Airey’s Inlet. Very often we see this magnificent bird, sometimes in a tree but more often standing still in the water. The Great Egret is … Read More »
This coming Sunday I will return to East Doncaster Baptist Church, where I was ordained as a pastor almost 50 years ago! I will speak about stories, as it was here that I re-discovered a love for children’s stories, which … Read More »
I will be preaching this coming Sunday at the Collins Street Baptist Church, Melbourne, the first Sunday in a 5 part series on “A life worth living”. The Pastor, Dr Simon Holt, invited me and 4 others to address this … Read More »