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A blog featuring whatever I fancy, often on the Christian faith but not exclusively
Monday Morning Fraternal
On Monday I spoke at a local ministers fraternal. About ten of us (Baptists and Presbyterians) gathered at Kogarah Bay Bible Church's premises. Some I'd met over the weekend but most I did not know. Among them was the legendary Peter Barnes whose many articles and books I've enjoyed down the years. I spoke about my pastorals for pastors reading scheme and passed on copies to all present. I also highlighted the emphasis on preaching in those letters. There was then a time of prayer when the men prayed about local church issues and for Nepal and regarding efforts to make the abortion laws worse here in Australia. After the fraternal I joined Andrew, Chris and Shane for lunch at a restaurant in Carss Park, looking out over Kogarah Bay.
10 Australian animals
- Koala
- Kangaroo
- Wallaby
- Wombat
- Dingo
- Tasmanian Devil
- Echidna
- Emu
- Quokka
- Duck billed platypus
(We've enjoyed seeing nearly all of these at Symbio Zoo recently)
Lord's Day August 30 2026
So on Sunday I preached in the morning at Kogarah Bay Bible Church on Ezekiel 37:1-14, the valley of dry bones and in the evening at St John's Park Baptist on a text, Genesis 3:15. St John's Park has the larger building bu the congregations were similar in size at around 70. Both are Reformed Baptist, though in the morning we used the arch conservative hymn book, Christian Worship, accompanied by piano, and in the evening a band with drums and bass led the singing. What a privilege to preach the Word here on the other side of the world.
Seeing de nephew in Seedeney
One of the deights of being here in Sydney has been seeing my Adelaide based nephew, Will.
Truth of the Gospel Conference Sydney
It was my great privilege last Saturday to be at St John's Park Baptist Church here in Sydney speaking at the annual conference that the church arranges with Kogarah Bay Bible Church. I spoke three times on the Priesthood of all believers with a question session at the end. There must have been about 150 present from different churches. We had lunch together and there was plenty of time for interaction. It was a great day.
Talk on Fawcett
It was good to begin my ministry here in Austrlai with a historical paper on Friday night at Kogarah Bay Bible Church, where Andrew Harrison, one of the elders, led. There is a version fo the talk on the Evangelical Library YouTube channel, not sure whether this one was recorded.
38th Wedding Anniversary
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It was our wedding anniversary yesterday (27th) and we spent time being guided around Botany Bay and Crunolla here in Sydney. Beautiful. Just as so much stems from Cook reaching Botany Bay so a great deal stems from the day, aged 18, when I first walked into the manse front room in Buarth Road, Aber.
Midweek Meeting August 26 2026
A bit different this week as I was at a prayer meeting of Kogarah Bay Bible Church, Sydney, led by one of their deacons, Isaac Yakoubi. About 20 gathered. We sang a hymn, read Scripture and then worked our way through a printed prayer list section by section. It was a joy to be there.
Rainbow Lorekeet
I look through the window this morning and the first thing I see is a rainbow lorekeet. The parakeet of suburban Sydney it appears.
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