The Church
CategorySomething about bomb shelters
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Most people have bomb shelters. It wasn’t until my sister married that I encountered a bomb shelter firsthand. My moth..
Something about the smell at the periphery
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As the Israelites wandered the desert, God formed them. He led them through the wilderness, being their physical a spi..
Something about rosters
I grew up in the era of the petrol roster system. Each weekend, until May 1995, petrol stations would shut at midday Saturday. If you were..
Something about being grounded
This weekend a group of women are going away together to retreat. Every year, for the last five, the ladies of our church have taken part ..
Something about the life of bees and the church
Bees are pretty cool. Directly or indirectly responsible for every third mouthful of food we consume, they punch above their weight when i..
Something about the problem of tribe
I read a few blogs. Ok, more than a few, enough to feel regularly overwhelmed with the catch-up reading.
I could stop. Or cull them dow..
Something about hoping no one else notices
Occasionally, on a Monday evening, I run down a stretch of Canning Highway. Those few hundred metres take me past the Christadelphian Hall..
Something about a stereotype
‘She’s from just from a churchy family, and that’s the way they think and what they choose to believe. Let it go. That’s just how she was ..
Something about reproducibility and indispensability
When I was singing and leading at a larger, multi-service church, we went through a phase of establishing additional campuses. “One church..
Something about Psalm 83
I’ve just finished reading an account of spiritual abuse at the hands of the leadership of a large church. Written with a level of grace, ..