Mary Elizabeth Fisher
Advent is Coming
Advent is coming. I love that thought. Advent is coming. And yet it has been. It has been last year and the year before and the...
Jenni Stoddart
Real hope because of God’s “Love Actually” … Reflecting on a family which is not what it once was
Watching “Love Actually” has become a Christmas tradition for many. Why? It mixes the rawly honest – a faithful sister who gives up her...
Natalie Rosner
Hope
The period from Christmas and New Year is an odd time of year. The build up to Christmas is often a bit crazy – getting ready for...
Bronwen Speedie
Mary, Did You Know?
Parenthood is a (presumably lifelong) state of wishing and hoping, what-ifs and wondering. It starts with pregnancy. What if something...
Kara Martin
What is the source of hope during a difficult Christmas?
[An example of the significance of humour: Moyra’s daughter had this t-shirt made after strangers looked uncomfortable with her extreme...
Hannah Craven
Advent 2016 (Week 3 - Jesus is Good News for Everyone)
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to...
Hannah Craven
Advent 2016 (Week 2 - Jesus is God With Us)
The name “Immanuel,” applied to Jesus by the writer of the gospel of Matthew, reveals one of the most distinctive and powerful beliefs of...
Edwina Murphy
Celebrating Christmas
I have a confession — I love Christmas advertising. Golden decorations, sumptuous feasts, attractive families with the correct number of...
Hannah Craven
Advent 2016 (Week 1 - Jesus is the Promised King)
The days of December leading up to Christmas are traditionally known as Advent. Advent means ‘coming,’ and the season is used to prepare...
Megan Powell du Toit
Jesse Tree Advent Resource
Research has shown that (see here2stay.org.au) the nurture of faith within the family context is crucial as kids develop faith. Too often...
