Joy in Christ
Welcome to the community of Christians who gather Sunday by Sunday at St. Peter’s Shoalhaven Heads. God designed church to be a fellowship of love in which the truth is so treasured and lived out that people find true and lasting joy. Joy is a strange word that probably defies...
Two Builders
TWO BUILDER The Bible is full of wisdom if you are prepared to look. In fact we quote its wisdom sometimes not even realising where it comes from. “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”, “the love of money is the root of all evil”, “love...
Remembrance
TWO REMEMBRANCES Remembrance Day is such an important day in the Australian Calendar. A day that celebrates the end of hostilities. A day we remembers those who risked life itself in the longed for hope of peace. One such soldier was Albert Jacka, (10 January 1893 – 17 January 1932)...
Two Destinations
TWO DESTINATION God is really quite liberating when you think of Him. He allows you to draw your own conclusions and consequences. Your belief doesn’t make God exist as He exists quite independently of you. Equally your unbelief does not make God go away, it just makes you a foreigner...
Freedom Day
They called it freedom Monday. But freedom for what? It’s great for business to be free to operate even if the freedom is limited. Relationally it’s a blessing to be able to sit with one another and talk over a coffee mindful that freedom seems to allude the unvaccinated. It’s...
Winners are Grinners
It’s a big week for the Rugby League with the Grand Final to be played this Sunday. By way of admission my pleasure in Penrith beating the Storm is that if Souths were to lose I would prefer it be to Penrith than to the Storm. The sad part of...
When Life Erodes
I love our Shoalhaven Heads beach but in recent times it has suffered some serious seas and tides and the erosion has been awful. Erosion of our beach impacts a joyful playground for many and even presents danger if not careful. It is amazing what an untamed force like the...
Lead us not into temptation
Lead us not into temptation God “lead us not into temptation and deliver us from evil.” Perhaps I could summarise, “God help us.” The Lord’s Prayer is really quite fascinating when you consider it was taught over two thousand years ago and its requests are so contemporary and needed. The...