A big family

A big family

“Sometimes, particularly in our culture, we think that our family is only the people that live in our house or at most the people we are related to. But being part of the church means that we are part of a big family.” These are words Nanette shared with us on Sunday...
A story to tell…

A story to tell…

Question: What do you get when you take a youth pastor, a previous youth pastor, and three young people willing to share their faith? Answer: a big splashOn Sunday, Brodie and I had the joy of baptising three of our young people, and yes, there was a literal big...
Rejoicing with The Point

Rejoicing with The Point

It is probably safe to say that if you’ve been reading the news, or visited a fuel pump, or got your gas bill this week, or tuned in to QPBC’s church meeting last Wednesday, it’s been a rough week for you. I know it has been for me. Human suffering has been thought...
Rejoicing with The Point

Praying in a war zone

In July 2021 Vladimir Putin published a 5000-word essay “On the historical unity of Russians and Ukrainians”. In March 2022 the essay was enacted, and Russia launched a full-scale invasion of its sovereign neighbour attacking the Ukrainian people and threatening the...
Rejoicing with The Point

The only thing that counts…

Amazing Grace: Galatians 5: 1 – 12 This week I want to start the blog with a bit of a personal reflection. Yesterday was Ash Wednesday. Traditionally it is a day of fasting, confession and repentance. I grew up in a Christian household. We did pancake Tuesday,...