Sacred Agents

Something remarkable is happening among Australia’s young people. They’re exploring church. The 2021 Australian Community Survey1 found that while about 1 in 5 Australians attend a religious service at least monthly, among…

It’s hard to hold on to Jesus. Powerful things can happen if you just touch his cloak in faith. But getting a decent grip on him is quite a challenge. Let me…

Here’s an exercise your group of sacred agents might find helpful: Revisit Jesus’ Parable of the Lost Son, but this time insert yourself into the family as the Middle Sister. Let’s walk…

I know most of you don’t love statistics as much as I do, probably 98.841% of you with a margin of error of … WAIT! Don’t switch off. The recent Australian Census…

Picture yourself there. Jesus is teaching, and it’s absolutely gripping. His words are gentle, yet powerful. Loving, yet challenging to the absolute core. And the people are hanging on every word. The…

Most Australians find it hard to name what they believe about the biggest questions in life. Christians can find it hard to talk about Christianity – but at least we have a…

I’m anticipating a new sport at the Brissy Olympics: The Takedown. It’s individual events the Shoot-Down, the Shut-Down, junior event the Sick Burn, and the showcase Cancellation have been ‘raised’ to an…

My first death threat came in Year 8 at school. I remember the exact words: “Oh I could kill you, Andrew.” Now, many an inconsequential thing gets said in schoolyards, but this…

There’s an exercise I sometimes give small groups to workshop how to articulate the good news about Jesus. It goes like this: “A neighbour on your street tells you that they are…

He was a lefty environmentalist. She was a Pauline Hanson sympathiser. And they were talking politics over coffee after church – what could possibly go wrong? I felt it my pastoral responsibility…