Fortunately, I had a Parish Council meeting on Wednesday night this week and had to leave home just as the doorbell started to ring with the trick or treaters flooding the streets. Also, fortunate because we had forgotten to buy any lollies to hand out… Halloween used...

On Thursday this week I had lunch with Bishop John in Brisbane. We did have a few important issues that we needed to talk through, but it was great just to catch up and talk about church and life in general. Ironically, he took me to a cafe called ‘Hellcat Maggie’...

I’m sure most people have seen the pictures or vision this week of Prince Harry and Meghan sharing an umbrella in Dubbo. Ironically on the day they went out to Dubbo, in part to meet with and support those who have been impacted by the drought, it started to rain. I’m...

A few weeks ago I wrote a blog about Prayer. I’ve been thinking about how much I have taken my own writing to heart in that time. One of the blessings and also challenges of Christian Ministry is that there are countless opportunities for prayer. It is true that we...

Everybody has things they have to do that they don’t particularly like doing… as much as you might like your job, your relationships, your hobbies, or your home life, there is always an element or elements that you could do without, but because of your situation and...

Parish Council met this week to prayerfully consider a number of matters pertaining to parish life. The church recently successfully completed a Safe Ministry Audit and, as part of this, the parish council adopted the Safe Ministry Policy Statement of the Brisbane...