Sacred Agents

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…

The life of a sacred agent can take many twists and turns. Meeting Jesus is the best thing that’s ever happened to me, and following Him the most challenging and exhilarating. Anyone…

A common theological misstep comes under the firing line of straight-shooter Andrew Turner in this month’s edition of Sacred Agents. If you want to rile me up (please form an orderly queue),…

There’s an awful lot of talk out there, but how much of it makes a difference? With so many voices and messages in our lives every day, we have become masters of…

If we want people to see Christ, we should show them the body of Christ. Of all the ways that we manage to stuff up the mission God has given us, surely…

Some years ago I wrote about Vocational Discernment as a vital piece of intentional discipleship. This is the ongoing conversation focused on the question: What is God calling you to do? (And…