by melanie | Jul 22, 2015 | Faith
The Christian bubble is a safe place. It’s hopefully a friendly place, a loving and supportive one. The Christian bubble is generally made of friends who attend church, be it ours or another. It’s a bubble, because, well it’s our little piece of the...
by melanie | Jul 5, 2015 | Faith
Last week I attended Hillsong Conference – well the majority of it. (I caught up on the bits I missed on Daystar – I didn’t even know that was a thing. So good!) Growing up in a suburban Sydney Anglican church, my first experience of Hillsong (beyond singing Shout to...
by melanie | Mar 9, 2015 | Faith
We have an election this month. Transport, telecommunications and fracking (I’ve been assured AGL are definitely not doing it in my backyard…) are my bug bears. But then I read this....
by melanie | Dec 1, 2014 | Faith
The following is an (extended) adaption of my service leading notes from last night. For those who attend church with me, you can ask me offline why I did not deliver it as intended. (Photo credit: Cobbitty Narellan Crows Facebook) In preparing for leading tonight, my...
by melanie | Nov 12, 2014 | Faith, Life, Relationships
It’s taken me a while to decide whether to publish this because in part it exemplifies the very issue I’m trying to bring to fore. Alas, I have spoken to a few people, prayed and decided I would. If you take issue, bring it up with me – I’d love to talk further. A...
by melanie | Oct 30, 2014 | Faith, Work
“The closer you can get the divide between your day-to-day and your faith, the more effective you will be for the Kingdom – and the greater joy you will have in your work.” – Mike Baird, Premier of New South Wales, Crusader Business Breakfast...
