Revival Whisperers! “Out of Tasmania will come a revival which will sweep Australia and affect the ends of the earth!” Old words whispered and re whispered from one generation to the next. A longing held within the soul. Revival Whisperers staying captive to Tasmania, hoping for the living of their whisper. I love Revival Whisperers. I love their faith and share their…
My husband didn’t grow up attending church on a weekly basis. He went twice a year. Every Easter and every Christmas. So why did he choose to parent differently? Was it simply because we are pastors? If we listened to all our critics over the years our kids were supposed to turn out rebellious, chain smoking druggies, having sex with…
I didn’t think much about it… We had planned to collect staff stories.. This year we celebrate 10 years at Tailrace Centre and there have been so many great moments celebrating this year but as I listened to staff stories, I simply wanted to weep. I knew this was my moment of celebration. I had no idea the impact Tailrace…
Tailrace Centre is a not for profit organization. In 2018 Tailrace Cafe is offering a Work with No Barriers Project Who is it for? It is for young people who are experiencing barriers to employment. Youth who experience the following barriers are eligible to apply for our program: Language and culture Disabilities and health issues Life barriers Learning difficulties Through our…
On today’s podcast we chat to Youth Pastor Taylor Forward from The Rock, Penguin. The challenge of working with youth! Taylor shares some of the challenges of working with youth in today’s world and how the church can engage.
Talk to parents who grew up in church and it isn’t long before they tell you a story involving a camp. Where crazy, whimsy and adventure happened… You see their eyes begin to crinkle and the sound of a giggle emerging as they remember… Camps where kids get to have their world shaken! They are spaces were we get to engage with…
“I don’t want my children using public buses to get to school because it might mean they have to sit next to kids that go to government schools.” “I need to mix with people more like myself.” “I’m not sure that I want that type of child near my children.” My heart just breaks when I hear these kinds of statements….
The kingdom of God is present in our youth. One of the beautiful activities that Jesus performs on planet earth is bringing lost souls into proximity to his heart. He loves to be close to the broken hearted, the one that is lost. I love the words of Trevor Hudson, “Many people believe that Jesus is far more interested in…
Betrayal is so common these days. I watch people break open. Their soul a mess. Betrayal runs a sword so deep within the human soul. It paralyses the human soul. The soul, that part of us that connects us to others, to our world, to our God becomes paralysed. We find ourselves no longer relating to others as we once did….
One day my son and I went hot air ballooning. We shivered in the dark, that coldest hour before dawn. We kept reminding ourselves that it was going to be worth it. The golden hues of the morning light began to touch our field…It’s light beginning to warm our bodies. We were in Cappadocia, Turkey celebrating life! My son had just…