Dear friends, Greetings from Melbourne, where we are still coping with Covid 19 restrictions, and many of us are stressed. What should we do when life and ministry are unpredictable, … Read the rest
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Do you love God? Do you love the Lord Jesus?
Dear friends, When I arrived at St Thomas’ Richmond in December 1967 as a humble theological student to preach my first sermon, to four people, a small girl met me … Read the rest
Prayer; praise-filled, thanks-filled, trust-filled
Dear friends, I hope you are doing the hard slog of intercessory prayer. I find it so moving that in his letter to the Colossians Paul tells them that he … Read the rest
Embrace your suffering
Dear friends; To the horror of our Western world, suffering is a part of life, despite the best contributions of wealth, science, and medicine. And rather than being shielded from … Read the rest
Delighting in weakness
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
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