Dear friends, It all came about last Monday because I had prepared a meditation on the cross for the ordinands at Ridley College. I decided to challenge them to reflect … Read the rest
Category: Paraklesis
Planning and flexibility
Dear friends, one of the great challenges of ministry is getting the right balance between planning and flexibility!
Peter Adam | February 2021 | stjudes.org.au/peteradam
Percy and Pauline Planner have … Read the rest
Practising the presence of God
Dear friends and fellow-labourers, what a year it has been: unexpected uncertainties, patterns and rhythms of personal and family life overturned, plans disrupted, usual ministry impossible, and new ways of … Read the rest
Pleasing God
Dear friends, God is pleased with you, if you live and do ministry to please him!
If we do what pleases God, then God is pleased with us. If we … Read the rest
Rejoice in the Lord!
Beloved fellow-workers, warmest greetings to you all. I have continued to feast on Philippians this July, as I have continued, and now completed, the weekly Bible studies I have been … Read the rest
The theme of Philippians: ‘Christ’ or ‘gospel’?
Dear friends, I have just started 6 weeks online evening Bible studies for St Jude’s on Philippians. Here are some reflections on Philippians 1. Notice the extraordinary concentration on Jesus… Read the rest
Repent or perish!
Dear friends, Here is a message I wrote recently on Covid 19.
‘Repent or you will perish’: Covid 19 and God’s gracious judgements
Every death, every disappointment, every illness, any … Read the rest
After the Covid storm
Dear friends, Most of us are stressed and working hard to achieve new models of ministry. Many are Zoomed out!
[Brian Rosner has coined the word Zoombie for such people!] … Read the rest
Trusting God with suffering?
Dear friends and fellow-workers, Here is a paper I have just written. I hope it will be helpful for you, and perhaps helpful in your ministry to others.
Peter Adam … Read the rest