Being a healthy church is, “not rocket science… You preach the gospel, offer hospitality, and pay attention to worship and people’s spiritual lives, Frankly, you take Christianity seriously as a way of life.” I keep coming back to this quote from Christianity for the Rest of Us (the book we Read more…
On the shoulders of giants…. As part of the process of naming CBC’s strengths, I’ve been reading much of its history. There are so many books and articles that contain so much information about the life and mission of this church. It’s wonderful to read of the dedication and commitment Read more…
Dear Friends, Thank you to all those who helped to make last Sunday’s 94th Anniversary Service such a wonderful occasion! I appreciated Rev Phil Waugh’s words – very relevant and very challenging – and the beautiful music from Kelly Tsang and Desmond Tan and the choir, and the special morning Read more…
On Monday, bright and early at 7:30am, St Paul’s Manuka hosted the Ecumenical Service marking the commencement of the Parliamentary Year. Ciru Nganga, from Canberra Baptist Church, was one of the young people who prayed for our nation and politicians, and she did a brilliant job! The text of her Read more…
Well, school is back – which means all of us now have resumed our normal routines! Part of the normal routine at Canberra Baptist Church is preaching through our church goals at the ‘start’ of the year. This Sunday, 5 February, 12 February and 19 February, Steve and I will Read more…
It was exciting to see on the 7:30 Report last night a kind of follow-up to last Sunday’s sermon for Aboriginal Sunday. The story interviewed three descendants of the activists who organised the Day of Mourning protests in Sydney in 1938; Suzanne Ingram, granddaughter of Louise Ingram (shown in the Read more…
To prepare for this Sunday’s service – Aboriginal Sunday, the Sunday before January 26 – you are all invited to bring to church a quote that inspires you in the area of justice and reconciliation with Aboriginal people. I am going to jump in early! This is one of my Read more…
Please join us on Sunday at the manse for lunch! Everyone is invited! It will be simple – a sausage and salad – but you are all very welcome! The weather is looking a little threatening in the afternoon, but Aron is confident that we can fit everyone in the Read more…
Happy New Year, to all of you, and thanks be to God who walks with us into this new year! I have been thinking about the 12 days of Christmas this week, as today, 4th January, is the 11th day of Christmas! (According to tradition, the 12 days begin on Read more…
As I mentioned on Sunday, the season of Advent offers us a series of invitations, not the usual Christmas invitations, but invitations, that writer Debie Thomas describes as, “hard-edged; [that] don’t look pretty on greeting cards. But…are essential and life-giving, nevertheless.” Advent is an invitation to tell the truth. To Read more…