Ten days ago our country was in a state of grief and shock as we heard reports of the tragic and senseless events as they unfolded in Martin Place Sydney. As each of us heard the news, we knew deep within our souls that something had happened that was very wrong. Our hearts were heavy. — And then, the responses began to flow. Tears and tributes, and flowers, so many bouquets of flowers. Read more →

In the lead up to our Community Christmas event, I asked many different people in our church their response to the question, ‘What does Christmas mean for you?’ Their responses are now displayed around our church facilities, here are just a few of them:

“Christmas is a season of celebrating the birth of Jesus our Saviour with family and friends.”

“Christmas is when God became one of us to save us and bring us back to God.”

“Christmas is when God began a whole new way of living with Him and each other.”

“Christmas is love and joy.”

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There is a scene in C.S. Lewis’ The Silver Chair where Jill in the woods and she finds herself desperately thirsty. She comes upon a stream, but between her and the water sits the great Lion.

“If you’re thirsty, you may drink,” said the Lion.

For a second she stared here and there, wondering who had spoken. Then the voice said again,

“If you are thirsty, come and drink.” Read more →