Reflections

PEOPLE we encounter are not there by accident.  It’s not a coincidence that you were born into a particular family, met that friend, partner, fell in love, even met those enemies. The Creator of the universe brought your paths together for a reason you are not now aware of. I […]

Holiday time is a time to relax and let go of the labels we can put on ourselves. So often we can find our worth in our work title or label. Yet, holidays is the chance to go away & just be, let go of those labels and just be […]

‘Mercy is the action of doing something about the suffering in our world’.  In a world, full of war and waste – country is calling to us: Mercy. Mercy. Mercy.  More than ever before, mercy is what our world needs, especially this Christmas. He gives us courage to heal the […]

Lest We Forget !! In a sense our remembering this week of those fallen is different, but not unlike the words penned by the Apostle Paul. A Short reading From the Apostle Paul to the Believers at Philippi Philippians 2:5-11 TLB[5] Your attitude should be the kind that was shown […]

What causes a lot of frustration for us is when our plans don’t eventuate.  We thought by this time we’d be further in our career; have met someone, wouldn’t still be dealing with trouble at work, with illness, relationships etc.  When I finished university back home, I prayed and believed […]

We have a problem. The cost of living pressures are being felt by many and it is starting to show. But there is a hidden and destructive issue that shocked me. While places like Las Vegas and Macau are synonymous with gambling, Australians are the world leaders.  Per capita, Australians […]

God is present in Beaudesert.My highlight of the last three years in Beaudesert was ABIDE, on Aug 9th.Where 82 young people, united together in faith for Beaudesert’s first combined praise & worship night! It was so special as Beaudesert’s three youth groups YMAD – Beaudesert Baptist, Youth Ignited – Harvest […]

DURING the last few months we have been inundated by the media with so much about the athletes at the Olypmic and Para Olympic Games – with the sacrafices they have had to make; the extreme effort they have needed to put into their training and all for the joy […]