As I've prepared the sermon for Sunday considering the image of the church as a flock my mind has constantly turned to Psalm 23, 'The Lord is my shepherd...'

Now what images does that conjure up for you?

I absolutely love the Olympic Games.

I love watching sports that I don’t usually get to watch. Ones like weight lifting, gymnastics, archery and the table tennis. I love watching the skill and the physical endurance of the athletes as they strive to win gold for their country.

Does the future have a church?

It is a reframing of a common question. Usually we're asking, 'What's the future of the church?' But in the age of post-modernity, the end of Christendom, declining church attendance and increasing hostility the question has been flipped. Can the church survive into the future? Is the future we're heading to a world where there will be a place for the church?

It is hard to imagine a world in which we didn't have access to the Bible in our own language and the ability to read it for ourselves. But that is the reality for many people around the world to this day. 

It wasn't until the Protestant Reformation in the 16th Century that the average Christian began to have the Bible in their own language along with the education to be able to read it for themselves.

I wonder who you meet with regularly from church?

Is there someone that you read the Bible with one on one?

When I reflect on moments when my faith has grown deeper, I often find myself thinking of the people who have spent time meeting with me.

"Where's your heart at with the Lord?"

You know those questions that go deep straight away? I love those questions. Sometimes I find small talk really hard coz I just wanna get to those deeper questions. This one was shared with me recently as a question their old pastor used to ask his flock. It's a brilliant question.