Oscar Wilde famously said: "The only way to get rid of temptation is to yeild to it... I can resist anything except temptation." Which is witty for trivial things but catastrophic for significant or dangerous temptations. One point of Jesus' temptations is trivial things we feel we can give into without much consequence, are breaking … Continue reading Luke 4:1-15 | Temptation
Vale Kaylene Quelch
Dear friends, I am writing to tell you that our dear sister, Kaylene Quelch passed away peacefully at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, early on Friday morning, 28 of February 2025. Kaylene had time to pray and be committed into God's care. Her funeral is set for the 18th of March from 11:15 am at Ern … Continue reading Vale Kaylene Quelch
Ash Wednesday service, 7pm at St. John’s
This Wednesday, 5th of March, marks the commencement of Lent in the Christian calendar. Lent is a time of prayer, fasting, giving and preparation that mirrors the 40 days Jesus spent fasting and being tested in the wilderness before he began proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom of God. We are marking the commencement of Lent with an Ash Wednesday service at … Continue reading Ash Wednesday service, 7pm at St. John’s
Psalm 150 | The end of all things is praise
It seems impossible to hope that we are not heading for serious trouble, or at least serious confusion in world events. The book of Psalms has a different persepctive on the future - there the world does not end in either a bang or a wimper but in a roar of praise. The end of … Continue reading Psalm 150 | The end of all things is praise
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