Monthly Archive: March 2012

Mar 30

“Be Still & Know that he is God”

Be Still & Know

“Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.” Mark 1:35  You know the phrase “what’s good for the goose is good for the gander”? In Mark 1:35 we see Jesus finding a time and a place where …

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Mar 29

Review of Children’s ministry training day

Children's Ministry

My name is Vanessa Henry and I go to Evening Church at DPC.  I attended Children’s Ministry training, presented by Sandy Galea on the 10th March. I went to the training to better equip myself as the kids@eveningchurch.fun co-ordinator (kids@eveningchurch.fun is the name of the children’s program at Evening Church). Sandy Galea is very experienced at …

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Mar 27

Interview with Sarah Ferres – Evening Church

Sarah Ferres

1. Tell us a little about you and your family. Hi, I’m married to David and this year we’ll be celebrating our 9th wedding anniversary. Well, that’s if we get a chance to…  two years ago we drove from Brisbane to Glenbrook in one day and last year we moved to Dubbo from Glenbrook. Anyways, …

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Mar 23

Practising Hospitality

Practising Hospitality

“A woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, a God-fearing woman, listened to us. The Lord opened her heart to respond to what Paul was saying. 15 After she and her household were baptised, she urged us, “If you consider me to be a believer in the Lord, come and …

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Mar 20

Women in the field – Phylippa McKay

Phylippa McKay

Every now and then we are going to post interviews with women who are actively serving Jesus as a missionary.  They may be serving overseas, or in Australia, as a paid missionary or they may be people that are seeking a missional focus in their everyday lives.  We hope that these posts will be a great encouragement to …

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Mar 17

An interview with Jenny – Metro Conference Review

Jenny Bradshaw & Sue Smith recently travelled to Sydney for the annual Metro Conference. Below is an interview with Jenny about her time at the conference. What is metro conference? It’s a conference for METRO trainees, their trainers, people who are thinking about doing a traineeship and other people involved in training (METRO is a …

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Mar 16

Christian Women’s Conference – CWC

The beautiful life - Proverbs 31

“In Proverbs 31 there’s an amazing picture of a woman who seems to live the beautiful life.  She throws her hair over her shoulders, is carefree and controlled.  It can leave us feeling like we’ve missed the memo on how to achieve that life!  Has she ever known life’s disappointments?  Has she ever lived on …

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Mar 15

Book Review: Radical Womanhood by Carolyn McCulley

Radical Womanhood

  Radical Womanhood: Feminine Faith in a Feminist World suggests that in a world that’s embraced feminism, it’s a radical position to hold on to Biblical womanhood.  Carolyn McCulley examines how feminism has impacted our society’s perceptions of men, marriage, male and female roles, the home, motherhood and women’s bodies. She gives helpful background history …

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Mar 06

Ten Top Tips for Tuesday

Ten Top Tips for Tuesday

“My purpose is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.” Colossians 2:2-3 Ten Top Tips for Tuesday is …

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