Dear Friends, We are currently in NAIDOC Week and this year’s theme is ‘For the elders.’ On Sunday night, a group of young adults gathered in the Lounge (to finish off the chilli-con-carne from Sunday’s lunch!) and to watch a short film (38 minutes), Footprints on Our Land, about the Read more
Last night my family went to see – as some of you have done – Come from Away at the Canberra Theatre, the remarkable true story of what happened in Gander, Newfoundland, on September 11, 2001, when 38 planes were forced to land in Canadian landscape and this town of Read more
My great-grandfather, James Castle, came to Australia in the late 1800s looking for somewhere to use his skills as an art metal worker. One of the stories I have been told – that highlight how strange people in England thought Australia was – is about him sending a dead cicada Read more
Following Sunday’s sermon, the following joke was shared with me. I’m told it is an original! “When God asked Abraham what sort of family he wanted to have. Abraham said, ‘I’ll have one with the Lot!’” (If you’re missing the punchline, go back and read Genesis 12:1-9!) But it reminded Read more
Winter has begun! It does seem odd that after all those cold mornings in May, winter hadn’t even officially started, but now, as of the 1 June, it has! How do you feel about winter? I have a distinct Canberra memory of driving past the avenue of trees around the Read more
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this email contains the images, voices and/or names of deceased persons Dear Friends, Last Sunday we wrapped up our May Mission Month series by looking at ‘partnership’ – how, as Christians, we partner with each other, we partner with others Read more
Dear Friends, Here’s what you missed – if you weren’t at last Sunday’s church meeting! And here’s what’s happening this week that you do not want to miss! Last Sunday’s church meeting was a good meeting – and a significant one – as we reflected on who we are as Read more
What is your next step? As I mentioned on Sunday, Canberra Baptist Church, along with Baptist churches around Australia, sets aside May as May Mission Month. For us it is a time to hear more about Baptist Mission Australia, our Baptist mission agency, and Baptist World Aid, our overseas aid Read more
I’m reading Romans. ‘Present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and present your members to God as instruments of righteousness. For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.’ And ‘for all who are led Read more
*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser Sunday to Sunday – 24 to 30 April 2023 Hi *|FNAME|* Well, this is my last week (for now) of sending out the Sunday-to-Sunday email. Belinda will be back next week (yah!!!). Today I’m sending one of the sections of the discussion paper Read more