Pastors Letter (Page 14)

Dear friends Yesterday I received our cards for this year’s Christmas mission in the mail. I reckon they look pretty cool and I’ll have them on Sunday ready for you to check them out, and maybe grab a bunch if you’re starting to make gifts. If you haven’t seen the details for the Christmas mission this year, you can checkout the video Jane and I…

Dear friends It feels like there’s quite a few exciting things going on in the life of our church this week. First of all I’m excited to let you know that we welcomed a new member late Saturday night – Lydia was born to Chris and Nicole. Big congrats guys!! It’s an exciting week in our family too with our daughter Eleanor being baptised this…

Dear friends Last evening I finished an interesting (and confronting) little book that provoked me to write you a short letter to encourage you to think about how to proactively connect with your families to bless them.  The author suggests that as an essentially communal species, we develop our sense of self and our emotional foundation as people from our family as our…

Dear friends We live in “interesting” times. The COVID issue (the disease plus the measures taken to manage it) has divided many in our nation. This week we have seen violent protests in Melbourne, as well as less confrontational events in other capitals. How are we to think about this? When and how should Christians object? Firstly, we need to note that Jesus was not a…

Dear friends If you were with us last Sunday you’ll recall we dealt with the story of Abraham, Sarah and Hagar their slave from Genesis 16. In the sermon I made the claim that the Bible never endorses slavery, and I thought I’d say a little more about why I think that’s true. This is an issue that seems to come up every now and then; one of the more…

Dear friends I am writing to inform you that Matt and I have had a disagreement. It was about a significant issue.  We both explained our point of view and, in spite of what was said, neither of us were prepared to change our respective views.  And we’re totally okay with that. I am sure you’re wondering what the issue was.  It was about COVID passports.  One of us…

Dear friends Trinity Church Brighton’s first Digging Deeper is coming up next week.  As the idea may be unfamiliar, let me give you a few details. We are taking the opportunity to bring all our Growth Groups (and anyone else who wants to come) together for a time of teaching that would not otherwise be possible.  It will also be a great time for sharing with others who we…

29 August 2021 Dear friends This morning in my regular Bible reading I spent some time pondering Psalm 31.  I came away encouraged as I reflected on what God was saying in light of the current situation in our community and our nation. As I am sure you’re aware, we have an issue with a virus, and particularly with a variant that seems to defy our capacity to control it…