by sncadmin | Aug 24, 2018 | Blog |
I find myself always ‘doing’. Like most people, I am running from one responsibility to the next. I am flying out the door in the morning for the onslaught of a very busy, noisy day as a teacher. I deal with staff and friends all day. After work, we sometimes have the...
by sncadmin | Aug 16, 2018 | Blog |
I was about 3 years old, when I arrived in Australia, from Cambodia. At the time there was my dad, mum, younger brother and two cousins, who were now faced with trying to start a new life in a country that was very foreign to us. Yet, I love the courage and...
by sncadmin | Jul 17, 2018 | Blog |
I stood and looked up and down my street last weekend – it’s lined with lovely deciduous trees that I realised were suddenly looking very bare. It felt like it took a long time to get to this Winter season, summer seemed to go on forever, autumn came late and we...
by sncadmin | Jun 27, 2018 | Blog |
During my years at Bible College, I was ‘volunteering’ at Hillsong conference resource centre. Opening night I was chosen to stay watch at the resource stand while the rest of the team attended the service. As they were leaving our team leader said,...
by sncadmin | Jun 27, 2018 | Blog |
A lot can happen in 10 years. As I consider my own family, 10 years ago we had 3 pre-schoolers and now we have 3 teenagers! 10 years of marriage is certainly a milestone to celebrate. Interestingly, the symbol of this milestone is traditionally tin or aluminium....
by sncadmin | Jun 21, 2018 | Blog |
There are many women in the Bible who inspire and encourage me, but none more than Esther. She lived in a dark and troubled time. She was really one of the most marginalised in her situation—a Jewish girl, orphaned and essentially living in as a refugee in the Persian...
by sncadmin | Feb 28, 2018 | Blog |
The passing of Billy Graham last week was a funny mix of emotions. For me, it was a trip down memory lane to one of those truly defining moments of childhood: sitting in a sea of people, a buzz of expectation and the witnessing of an outpouring of God’s Spirit, so...
by Georgia Ongley | Feb 22, 2018 | Blog |
DISCLAIMER: No, this is not a Valentine’s Day piece. No, it’s not about a time I turned down coffee with a guy. Nor am I thinking about how I was alone on the blessed occasion last Wednesday. Ha! I would also like to preface that I LOVE coffee, like, LOVE coffee. In...
by sncadmin | Feb 15, 2018 | Blog |
Welcome back to the blog for 2018! This year we are diversifying and adding categories different to the current Sisterhood blogs. We’ve even invited the fellas to contribute, and they’re a bit excited! We’ll be covering topics that layer wisdom and resource to our...
by sncadmin | Feb 1, 2018 | Blog |
When the word “Church” is mentioned, most people picture an old building made out of sandstone, stained glass windows, and a huge steeple with a cross on top. The picture is complete with the sound of chiming bells and an organ playing inside. This is such a beautiful...